The Prayer of the Honduran – Froylan Turcios
May God bless the bountiful land where I was born!
May the sun and the rains fertilize its cultivated fields; may its industries flourish and all its riches shine magnificently under its sapphire sky.
My heart and my thoughts, united in a single will, will exalt its name, in a constant effort for its culture.
As an active participant in the conquest of its high moral values, a permanent factor of peace and labor, I will join its energies; and in the home, in society, or in public affairs, in any aspect of my destiny, I will always bear in mind my inescapable obligation to contribute to the glory of Honduras.
I will stay away from alcohol and gambling, and from anything that may diminish my personality, in order to deserve the honor of being counted among its finest children.
I will respect its eternal symbols and the memory of its heroes, admiring its illustrious men and all those who excel in exalting it.
And I will never forget that my first duty, at all times, will be to courageously defend its sovereignty, its territorial integrity, its dignity as an independent nation; preferring to die a thousand times before seeing its land desecrated, its shield broken, its brilliant flag defeated.
May God bless the bountiful land where I was born!
Free and civilized, may its power grow in time and may its name shine in the vast conquests of justice and righteousness.
Work by Froylán Turcios
Froylán Turcios wrote «The Prayer of the Honduran» feeling inspired by the people and the landscape of his native country, Honduras. «The Prayer of the Honduran» appears in his book «Páginas del Ayer» (Paris, France, 1932).
