And the same to all our northern neighbors. The French version of your national anthem has a lovely Catholic ethos.
The divergence between the two language versions makes me wonder, though: when French- and English-speaking Canadians sing it, are they singing about the same thing? The French text is about a valorous history of bearing the Cross to defend home and right, while the English version centers on patriotic love for a land that is rising strong, glorious, and free: a different emphasis.
Weird. These are two different anthems, altogether.
At least the average citizen can reach all the notes in the Canadian National Anthem. The American Anthem is a slow-motion train wreck in the hands of many singers. I prepare to cringe almost every time an untrained singer gets to "...the land of the freeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...".