God Bless Our Homeland Ghana
The lyrics of "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" above a orchestral reduction sheet music of the National Symphony Orchestra Ghana.
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National anthem of  Ghana
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| Lyrics | Michael Kwame Gbordzoe ("God Bless Our Homeland Ghana") |
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| Music | Philip Gbeho ("God Bless Our Homeland Ghana") |
| Adopted | 1957 |
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"God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" is the national anthem of Ghana. The anthem "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" was originally written and composed by Philip Gbeho and adopted in 1957.
The current text was chosen some time after the 1966 coup in Ghana. Philip Gbeho’s text that was discarded at that time started with:
Lord God our Father we pray thee,
Be thou our guide in all our ways,
May we unite together, proclaim the dawn of our new day!
Children of Ghana arise and uphold your cause
And blaze the trail of freedom far and wide,
O God our Father harken to our call
and bring us peace here in our fatherland.
The current lyrics of the "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" national anthem that has been in use since the 1970s were written by Michael Kwame Gbordzoe while a student within the framework of a national competition, and is accompanied by Ghana's national pledge.
Thus, the lyrics of Ghana’s national anthem "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" is as follows:
Thus, although Philip Gbeho’s composition is still being used, the current lyrics beginning "God Bless our Homeland Ghana" do not originate from him.
Michael Kwame Gbordzoe, who became a scientist by profession, has drawn the attention of the Ghana Government to the fact that although his lyrics have been adopted for the country’s national anthem since the 1970s, there has so far been no official Ghana Government recognition for his work, which may be attributed to the abrupt changes in regimes in Ghana in the past.
Messages were sent to various Ghanaian government agencies, and was also discussed on air at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Uniiq FM programme PTGlive, on 9 March 2008.
The National Pledge Of Ghana is the National Pledge (Oath of allegiance) to the Republic of Ghana, and is recited immediately after "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana".
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