One destiny in store for us Our day will surely come No nation more victorious Our islands in the Sun Some hope, some glory Some future before me Some day before the glory fades away The glory fades away Yellow skies in strange formation Warm wind and blinding rain High seas and strange contagion Our nation great again Some hope, some glory Some chance, some story Some hope before the glory fades away The glory fades away We fade, fade away The glory fades away Our boys so brave and glorious Our fathers' will be done Our lady pray for all of us Amen in kingdom come Some hope, some glory Some faith, some dawning Some days of hope Before the glory fades away The glory fades away We fade, fade away The glory fades away Fire on the hillside Smoke on the waterfront Wreckage in the harbour Rats in the basement