This is our old national anthem before the new national anthem was adopted in 1978. Let me know what you think about it.
Nigeria we hail thee,
Our own dear native land,
Though tribe and tongue may differ,
In brotherhood we stand,
Nigerians all, are proud to serve
Our sovereign Motherland
Our flag shall be a symbol
That truth and justice reign,
In peace or battle honour'd,
And this we count as gain,
To hand on to our children
A banner without stain
O God of all creation,
Grant this our one request,
Help us to build a nation
Where no man is oppressed,
And so with peace and plenty
Nigeria may be blessed.
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This is the new national anthem, and like i said earlier, i prefer the second stanza to be used as the first.
Arise, O compatriots, Nigeria's call obey
To serve our fatherland
With love and strength and faith
The labor of our heroes past
Shall never be in vain
To serve with heart and might
One nation bound in freedom, peace, and unity.
Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause
Guide our leaders right
Help our youth the truth to know
In love and honesty to grow
And living just and true
Great lofty heights attain
To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.
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The national pledge:
I pledge to Nigeria, my country
To be faithful, loyal, and honest
To serve Nigeria with all my strength
To defend her unity
And uphold her honor and glory
So help me God.
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What I understood from the old national anthem is that there is a blessing in Nigeria that rich and poor high-low and all kinds of people together call on God to call for a living to become one nation.
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Yes, and that is why i prefer the old anthem to the new one we are now using. I still prefer the second stanza of this new one too, to the first.
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I still prefer the first one cos it has a prayer that is yet to answer by God "help us build a nation where no man is oppressed"
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Exactly. It has so many deep lying meaning that we should reflect upon. It will bring about self evaluation anytime we recite it.
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Always respect National Anthem. It says and praise all about your country. You know in India...National Anthem is made compulsory in evry movie theatre. So before every movie national anthem is played and all the people inside the theatre must stand from their seat to mark respect for the Anthem and the country.....attending in masses within a closed room is a great feeling ...very patriotic
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National anthem means a lot to say, in national anthem we can found the aim of the country. National anthem represent love with country.
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