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God Defend New Zealand

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  • Words: Thomas Bracken (1843–1898)
  • Music: John Joseph Woods (1849–1934)

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Melody

The tune on the piano, to listen to or to play along with.

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Melody adapted by Lingo House from the transcription by theFIZZYnator (Wikimedia Commons), cross-checked with an ABC in John Chambers' collection (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Text and translation

Selected verses

God of Nations at Thy feet,

Dios de las Naciones, a Tus pies,

In the bonds of love we meet,

Nos unimos en los lazos del amor,

Hear our voices, we entreat,

Escucha nuestras voces, te suplicamos,

God defend our free land.

Dios defienda nuestra tierra libre.

Guard Pacific's triple star

Protege la triple estrella del Pacífico

From the shafts of strife and war,

De los dardos de conflicto y guerra,

Make her praises heard afar,

Haz que sus alabanzas se escuchen lejos,

God defend New Zealand.

Dios defienda a Nueva Zelanda.

May our mountains ever be

Que nuestras montañas sean siempre

Freedom's ramparts on the sea,

Baluartes de libertad sobre el mar,

Make us faithful unto Thee,

Haznos fieles a Ti,

God defend our free land.

Dios defienda nuestra tierra libre.

Guide her in the nations' van,

Guíala al frente de las naciones,

Preaching love and truth to man,

Predicando amor y verdad a la humanidad,

Working out Thy glorious plan,

Cumpliendo Tu glorioso plan,

God defend New Zealand.

Dios defienda a Nueva Zelanda.

Sheet music

On the piano, by letter

The notes of one verse, bar by bar, with the chord above where it changes. The small number is the octave: 4 is the octave that starts at middle C.

  1. GG4F♯4G4D4
  2. B4B4A4G4
  3. C GE4C5D4B4
  4. A7 DA4G4F♯4E4D4
  5. G C DG4D4E4F♯4
  6. D7 GG4A4B4
  7. C D7B4G4E4A4
  8. GG4F♯4G4
  9. D5D5G4B4
  10. D5D5E5D5
  11. Am D7A4B4C5B4A4G4
  12. DF♯4G4F♯4E4D4
  13. Em G C DG4D4E4F♯4
  14. C GG4A4D5
  15. AmD5C5B4C5
  16. G D7 GB4A4G4
4DEGABC5DEF♯
The keys the song uses. The small numbers mark the C that starts each octave.

Guitar chords

The chords in the order they first come.

  • G○○○
  • C×○○
  • A7×○○○
  • D××○
  • D7××○
  • Am×○○
  • Em○○○○

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