God of Justice; Thou who saved us
when in deepest bondage cast,
Hear Thy Serbian children's voices,
Be our help as in the past.

With Thy mighty hand sustain us,
Still our rugged pathway trace;
God, our hope; protect and cherish
Serbian lands and Serbian race!

Bind in closest links our kindred
Teach the love that will not fail,
May the loathed fiend of discord
Never in our ranks prevail.

Let the golden fruits of union
Our young tree of freedom grace;
God, our Master! guide and prosper
Serbian lands and Serbian race!

Lord! Avert from us Thy vengeance,
Thunder of Thy dreaded ire;
Bless each Serbian town and hamlet,
Mountain, meadow, heart and spire.

The state flag of Serbia consists of three horizontal fields - red, blue and white - with the small coat of arms of the Kingdom of Serbia in the middle.

The great coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia is the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Serbia from 1882. The double headed white eagle carries a shield on its chest with a holy cross and four fire-steels, and two lilies under the eagle's claws. Above the eagle is a smaller crown, which together with the eagle makes the small coat of arms, which is framed by a porphyry tent and the great crown.

The small coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia

The great coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia

National Anthem

The national anthem of Serbia is a 19th century song, "Boze Pravde" (God of Justice), written by Davorin Jenko and with lyrics by Jovan Djordjevic.

When our host goes forth to battle
Death or victory to embrace-
God of armies! be our leader
Strengthen then the Serbian race!

On our sepulchre of ages
Breaks the resurrection morn,
From the slough of direst slavery
Serbia anew is born.

Through five hundred years of durance
We have knelt before Thy face,
All our kin, O God! deliver,
Thus entreats the Serbian race!

 

 

Breaks the resurrection morn,
From the slough of direst slavery
Serbia anew is born.

Through five hundred years of durance
We have knelt before Thy face,
All our kin, O God! deliver,
Thus entreats the Serbian race.

Brass Band Sheet Music -  partitura and  tunes (ZIP, PDF 749 KB)

 

Symphony Orchestra Sheet Music -  partitura (ZIP, PDF 2,55 MB)

 

Piano Transcript (PDF 53 KB)

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God of Justice