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 crown 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 crown 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.

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.

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Srpska
"Boze Pravde" (God of Justice)

Words by:Jorvan Djordjevic
Music by:Davorin Jenko
Adopted:1992

The Republica Srpska (Srpska Republic or Serb Republic, usually referred to by
the former name to avoid confusion with Serbia) is one of two political
entities in Bosnia_Hercegovina. Comprised of the primarily Serb parts of the
northern and eastern areas of the country, it first declared independence in
1992 as Bosnia's independence war was starting. Under the peace agreement, it
became a part of Bosnia.

The anthem chosen for the area was naturally the Serb one, but with an
interesting difference, the lyrics (zip_file) used were the former ones
referring to the Serbian monarchy (which was long-since deposed), although not
to any specific Serbian monarch; as such there is a difference of just a few
words between the two anthems. (This might have been done to distinguish this
entity from Serbia.)  In 2007, however, it was decreed that the lyrics were
considered "exclusionary" and thus the parliament of the Republic of Srpska
voted to retain "Boze Pravde" as the anthem, but without lyrics.
