Ethiopia Anthem Text Lyrics - National Anthem

Ethiopia land of our fathers 

the land where our God wants to be 

like bees to a hive swiftly gather 

God children are gathered to thee. 

With our red, gold and green floating for us 

and our Emperor to shield us from wrong 

with our hope and our future before us 

we hail and we chant and we sing 

God bless our Negus, Negus I 

who keeps Ethiopia free 

to advance with truth and right, truth and right 

to advance with love and light, love and light. 

With righteousness pleading 

we hail to our God and King. 

Humanity pleading - one God for us all 

Ethiopia the tyrants are falling 

who once smote thee 'pon thy knee. 

Thy children are heartically calling 

from over the distant seas. 

Jahoviah - the great one has heard us. 

He has come to protect us from wrong. 

He has sent his holy angel to guide us 

and to protect us in this time 

God bless our Negus, Negus I 

who keeps Ethiopia free.... 

to advance with truth and right, truth and right 

to advance with love and light, love and light. 

With righteousness pleading 

we hail to our God and King. 

Humanity pleading - one God for us all 

Sent by Carlos Andr Pereira da Silva Branco