The lyrics were written by Charles Jesse and the music by Leton Felix Thomas.
It was adopted in 1967 when the country achieved self-government from the United Kingdom and was confirmed as the official national anthem upon Saint Lucia's independence in 1979.
Gone the times when nations battled for this 'Helen of the West', gone the days when strife and discord dimmed her children's toil and rest.
Nenpòt plas nou vwayajé Toujou chéwi lil natal-nou
Sa pa tan nasyon bat ladjè Pou bèlté Élenn nou-an Sa pa tan wivòt èk konba Té twoublé lavi nou tout Mètnan, syèl-la éklèsi An lawout nèf ouvè pou nou