All Hail, Liberia, Hail!
"All Hail, Liberia, Hail!" is the national anthem of Liberia. The lyrics were written by Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815–1880), who later became the third president of Liberia, and the music was composed by Olmstead Luca (1826–1869). It became the official national anthem upon Liberia's independence in 1847.
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National anthem of  Liberia | |
| Lyrics | Daniel Bashiel Warner |
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| Music | Olmstead Luca |
| Adopted | 1847 |
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U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (one verse)
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History
1974 proposed change to lyrics
On 22 July 1974, the Legislature of Liberia passed an act giving authorization to the president to establish a commission to give consideration to possible changes to a number of national symbols, including "All Hail, Liberia, Hail!" and the flag. President William Tolbert appointed 51 members to the Commission on National Unity. The commission was headed by McKinley Alfred Deshield Sr., and was also called the Deshield Commission. The commission sought to reexamine the symbols and remove divisive aspects of them. The commission submitted their report on 24 January 1978. The report recommended changing the word "benighted" in the anthem to the word "undaunted". The proposed change to the anthem was never made.[1]: 107–109
Lyrics
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References
- Dunn, Elwood D.; Beyan, Amos J.; Burrowes, Carl Patrick (2000). Historical Dictionary of Liberia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9781461659310.
- Boone, Clinton Caldwell (1970). Liberia as I Know it. Negro Universities Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-8371-3284-6.
- "The National Anthem | Embassy of Liberia". Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- Liberia Today. Liberian Embassy in Washington. 1954.
- Liberia. American Colonization Society. 1892. pp. 38–39.
- Liberia Today. Liberian Embassy in Washington. 1956.