Guyana’s National Pledge: Origin and Text

“I Pledge Myself to Guyana”

The national pledge of Guyana was penned by Archbishop P. F. Coleridge in 1966, the year of independence. The full text:

I pledge myself to Guyana, her people, her rivers and her plains.
I vow to be loyal to her, in her strength and in her pain,
To do my utmost for her progress, and to honour her good name.
May God the Almighty bless her and make her great.

It is recited in schools, at national ceremonies, and during official functions to reinforce civic commitment.