[2] The Ode constitutes "the first major, symbolic declaration of Labradorean solidarity".

[3] Paddon was sent to Labrador by the London board of health, and this song is analyzed as his declaration of allegiance to his fellow adopted countrymen and women, and sought to aid in their political mobilization with the Ode.

The symbolic significance of the Ode is further bolstered by the fact that Labrador's definitive boundaries were only determined that very same year.

And mighty floods that long remained, Their raging fury unrestrained, Shall serve the purpose God ordained, Labrador, our Labrador.

Our snowshoes scar thy trackless plains, We seek no city streets nor lanes, We are thy sons while life remains, Labrador, our Labrador.