Rise O Voices of Rhodesia
Rise O Voices of Rhodesia was the official national anthem of Rhodesia from 1974. She was accepted during the years of international isolation following the unilateral declaration of independence from the United Kingdom in 1965. The melody is that of Beethoven's 9th Symphony , which was also used by the Council of Europe and later by the European Union . The text was able to prevail in a national tender and comes from Mary Bloom , a South African from Gwelo . (2009 Gweru)
text
Rise O voices of Rhodesia,
God may we thy bounty share,
Give us strength to face all danger,
And where challenge is, to dare.
Guide us, Lord, to wise decision,
Ever of thy grace aware.
Oh, let our hearts beat bravely always
For this land within thy care.
Rise O voices of Rhodesia,
Bringing her proud acclaim,
Grandly echoing through the mountains
Rolling over far flung plain
Roaring in the mighty rivers
Joining in one grand refrain
Ascending to the sunlit heavens
Telling of her honored name
translation
Arise, Voices of Rhodesia,
God, let us share your gift,
Give us strength to face the danger,
And dare to face the challenges.
Lord, give us, to choose rightly,
always the awareness of your grace.
Let our hearts always beat bravely
For this land in your care.
Rise up, voices of Rhodesia,
let them hear your proud jubilation,
which echoes magnificently through the mountains, which
rolls over vast plains.
Rushing in the mighty rivers,
attuning to a great refrain,
ascending into the sunlit sky,
announcing their honorable name.
See also
- List of former national anthems
- The European anthem has the same melody.