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High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free

High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free

National anthem of Sierra Leone


"High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free" is the national anthem of Sierra Leone. Written by Clifford Nelson Fyle and composed by John Akar in a nationwide competition,[1] it was adopted in 1961 when the country became independent from the United Kingdom, replacing "God Save The Queen". The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991, makes it the responsibility of every citizen of Sierra Leone to "respect its ideals and its institutions",[2] including the national anthem.

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The anthem consists of three verses, each ending with the phrase "Land that we love, our Sierra Leone."

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References

  1. Sierra Leone Digest: A Handbook of Facts & Figures. Sierra Leone Institute for Policy Studies. 1993.
  2. Government of Sierra Leone. "Constitution of the Republic of Sierra Leone - 1991" (PDF). Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Encyclopedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  3. "National Anthem" (PDF). Parliament of Sierra Leone. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  4. Clifford Nelson, Fyle, The National Anthem (PDF), Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Encyclopedia, archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04, retrieved 2008-06-29

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