High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free
(
Превозносим тебя, о царство свободы
) —
государственный гимн
Сьерра-Леоне
. Автор текста —
, музыки —
Джон Джозеф Акар
. Официально принят как государственный гимн в
1961
г.
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High we exalt thee, realm of the free;
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Great is the love we have for thee;
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Firmly united ever we stand,
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Singing thy praise, O native land.
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We raise up our hearts and our voices on high,
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The hills and the valleys re-echo our cry;
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Blessing and peace be ever thine own,
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Land that we love, our Sierra Leone.
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One with a faith that wisdom inspires,
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One with a zeal that never tires;
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Ever we seek to honour thy name,
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Ours is the labour, thine the fame.
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We pray that no harm on thy children may fall,
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That blessing and peace may descend on us all;
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So may we serve thee ever alone,
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Land that we love, our Sierra Leone.
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Knowledge and truth our forefathers spread,
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Mighty the nations whom they led;
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Mighty they made thee, so too may we
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Show forth the good that is ever in thee.
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We pledge our devotion, our strength and our might,
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Thy cause to defend and to stand for thy right;
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All that we have be ever thine own,
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Land that we love, our Sierra Leone.