The Power of Four
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The Power of Four is a joint anthem for the four Home Nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (where Ireland refers to both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland). It was composed by Neil Myers.
It is used mainly during events on the rare occasions where the countries are represented as one entity, and therefore using the national anthem of either the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland would be unsuitable.
It was first performed by Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins before the British and Irish Lions rugby union match against Argentina at the Millennium Stadium in 2005.
It is always sung in English, and there are no versions in the indigenous languages of Scotland, Wales and Ireland yet.
Lyrics
"From the four corners of our lands
We're united, hand in hand
Together
We're stronger
We join and proud we stand
Now the day has come, we are one
Standing tall for our Lions call
We're stronger
Together
We are the power of four"
