Trinidad and Tobago
"Forged From the Love of Liberty"

Words by: Patrick Stanislaus Castagne
Music by: Patrick Stanislaus Castagne
Adopted: 1962

"Forged From the Love of Liberty" was originally composed to be the anthem of the West Indies Federation (consisting mainly of all British Caribbean colonies intended to achieve independence as one nation). The federation's capital was on Trinidad, and Trinidad was one of the primary colonies in the federation (having a large part of the population and wealth). Upon the dissolution of the federation in 1962, Trinidad and Tobago decided to use the anthem originally meant for the federation when it achieved full independence later that year.