ANZAC Dawn Ceremony of Remembrance

hardly had enough sleep these few days ... still manage to wake up for the ANZAC dawn ceremony .... made a huge effort to wake up at 4:30am ... this YS suggested to go to DAWN but what happened at the end?? got his text around 4:45am -"sorry girl, i think i'm not going! so u can cont to sleep la, (",) ". ... What??!!! this lazy guy here suggested to go there but ended up sleeping!!!i'm all dressed up .... not to waste this good opportunity ... me , grace n sk went to DAWN .... huge effort !!though it's still autumn but it feels like winter here ... wore 4 layers of jerseys.... went to the war memorial for DAWN , but why dawn??

"At this hour , on this day ,Anzac received its baptism of fire, and of the immortal names in history.We who are gathered here think of the comrades who went out with us to battle but did not return.It is fitting that we should keep this dawn vigil together , in remembrance and gratitude .We feel them still near us in the spirit.We wish to be worthy of their great sacrifice.Let us , therefore , once again dedicate ourselves to the service of the ideals for which they died.As the dawn is even now about to pierce the night , so let their memory inspire us to work for the coming of the new light in the dark places of the world."

They shall grow not old,as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them,nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will rememeber them.

a meaningful service aye??though it's freezing in the wind but it's still worth it !!
love NZ anthem so much !!

God Defend New Zealand -English Version
God of Nations at Thy feet,
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our free land.

Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar
,God defend New Zealand.

Men of every creed and race,
Gather here before Thy face,
Asking Thee to bless this place,
God defend our free land.

From dissension, envy, hate,
And corruption guard our State,
Make our country good and great,
God defend New Zealand.

felt the presence of God strongly when i sang this song along with 3oo ppl .... yes .... God defend NZ ... though i've been here not more then 2 years .... i just simply love the environment n ppl here... the fresh air , the windy welly(don't really like welly to be windy:P)... these special things can only be found in NZ!!

The parade ended ... they marched past the War Memorial to Pipitea Marae.

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