"Lofsöngur" (lit. "Hymn"), also known as "Ó Guð vors lands" ("O, God of Our Land") has been described as a Christian hymn to God with strong religious themes. This was adopted as the national anthem in 1944, when the country voted to end its personal union with Denmark and become a republic.brbr(English Translation Lyrics)brOur country's God! Our country's God!brWe worship Thy name in its wonder sublime.brThe suns of the heavens are set in Thy crownbrBy Thy legions, the ages of time!brbrWith Thee is each day as a thousand years,brEach thousand of years, but a day,brEternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears,brThat reverently passes away.brbrIceland's thousand years,brIceland's thousand years!brEternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears,brThat reverently passes away.