O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. Multiple English versions ensued, with Robert Stanley Weir's version in 1908 gaining the most popularity, eventua…

The original lyrics were in French; an English translation was published in 1906. The instrumental version of the Canadian national anthem, “O Canada.” O Canada, national anthem of Canada. It was proclaimed the official national anthem on July 1, 1980. “God Save the Queen” remains the royal anthem of Canada.

"O Canada" (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada.

The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which, words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier.