Nigeria, Thee I Hail

 Nigeria I hail thee

Great nation, noble land

Great people, gallant minds

Great God, the Father of all

Thou art blessed, oh nation!

Thy vast land, thy glory

The endless resources of the greatest worth

These are thy richly crowns

Thy abundant human resources thy pride

Swarming thy soil like bee the hive

In tongue, though they differ, in tone one they art

In thy children, the nations art blessed

Thy geography is great, thy location perfect

In Africa, though biggest, the head thou art

In the world, a force; yea, a voice thou art

Nigeria, thee I love, Nigeria, my pride thou art

Thy many tribes thy colour

Thy various tongues thy crown

North and south home thou art

East and west, nay, a stranger never thou art

Forbid me if I talk of thy different people

Thy unity in diversity still will I praise

Farther a thought is thy various nations

All I see is the one, virile Nation, Nigeria thee I hail!