HOPE FOR OUR LAND

Lyrics by
A.U. Okoro, A.B. Daghware, M. Edidiong, E.H. Okpebho Music by Jude Nwankwo (Sept., 2011)
Percussios by A.U. Okoro
Doh is Bb
Maestoso

 
q = 85

SOPRANO     


ALTO     


    

TENOR

 

BASS    

 

                  
             


                                
PIANO ff


     


Maestoso
           
                  
q = 85 mf
Wood Block  

                             
mf
Shekere  


     
mf
Udu                               
2

VERSE 1.

  
| f :d |l |s |d


5 : | | :– . d | s| : l| | :– . f| | m| : l| . t| : s| | l| . s| : m| . f|

               
 
Oh Ni - ge - ria, great land of peace On the toil of great pa -triots

| |l |s |d


: | :d :– . d | s| : l| :– . f| | m| : l| . t| : s| | l| . s| : m| . f|

f | |

                
 
Oh Ni - ge - ria, great land of peace On the toil of great pa -triots

| |l |s |d


: | :d :– . d | s| : l| :– . f| | m| : l| . t| : s| | l| . s| : m| . f|

f | |

              
 

 
Oh Ni - ge - ria, great land of peace On the toil of great pa -triots

 
| |l |s |d
   
: | :d :– . d | s| : l| :– . f| | m| : l| . t| : s| | l| . s| : m| . f|
        
| |

      
f

Oh Ni - ge - ria, great land of peace On the toil of great pa -triots

 
       
   
         

            
f
    

  
    
            

    
     
 
      
 
      
   
     

         

   


 
                      
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  
|s mp | | t |m |r :d |t :l
  
9 :– : s| : |d : : |f : .d
cresc.
| | | |

              
built. From North, South, East, West, with one voice, must we

|s |s | l  |r :d |t :l
   
:– mp | : r| : cresc. | s| : : | l| : .d

| | | | |

  
            
built. From North, South, East, West, with one voice, must we

|s :– mp | : t| |r

: cresc. | d  : |de :

|r : .d |r :d |t :l
 

| | |

             
 built. From North, South, East, West, with one voice, must we

|s :– mp | : s| |f

: cresc. | m| : |l

: 
|r : .d |r :d |t :l
    
 
| | | | |

        

               
built. From North, South, East, West, with one voice, must we
           
          
    
mp cresc.
                
                   
    

    
             
mp
      

 
mp
 
                


mp
            
        
  
   
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 
|t |d |f |r .t
  
:– | . s| : l | . t | :– | .d :r .m :– |– :– :– . t| | l| : t|

13

    
| |

    
mp
     
sing. A song of joy, a song of hope, ne - ver a song of
|s |s
:– mp | . s| : s| . s| :– | |l
. s| : s| . s| : t| |d :– |t .s :– . s| | f| : s|
    
| | | | |

                 
sing. A song of joy, a song of hope, ne - ver a song of
|r :– mp | . t| : d . r m | :– | .m :r .d f | :– |– :– |s .s :– . r | r . m : f

             
    
 sing.

A song of joy, a song of hope, ne - ver a song of
|s |d |l |s .s
   
:– mp | . f| : m| . r| :– | . d : t| . ta| : s| | f| : l| :– . s| | s| : s|
       
| | | | |

           
sing. A song of joy, a song of hope, ne - ver a song of

    

    
 
                  


                  
             

 
   
     
   
     
   
      

                             
 

                 
              
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 REFRAIN

   
|d |d |m |f
     

17 :– | . s| : l| . t| :– . d | r :r :– |– :d :m |r :d
f
       

guilt. We sing of love, we sing for joy, Ni - ge - ria is our

|s |s |d |l .t :d |l .t :d .l
  
:– | . s| : s| . s| :– . s| | s| : l| . t| :– |– : l|
  
| | | | | | |

             
f
  
guilt. We sing of love, we sing for joy, Ni - ge - ria is our


    
| m :– f | . t : d . r | m :– . m | f :s |s :– |– :m |f :s |r :r
       
  
|

 
 guilt. We sing of love, we sing for joy, Ni - ge - ria is our

|d |d |d |r
      
:– f | . s| : s| . s| :– . d | t| : s| : t| | ta| : l| : m| | f| : fe|

       
|


    
guilt. We sing of love, we sing for joy, Ni - ge - ria is our

    
           
   

      
     

f
   
  
      

 
  
      


    

    

    
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  
|r | | s f | t . t :– |d
 
:– | . t| : d . r m :– | .d :r .m :– |– :r .d | l| : t| :– |
    
21

         
| |

   
land. Wesing of hope, we sing for peace, As bro -thers do we stand.
|t | |l |s |s
     
:– | . s| : l| . t| d :– | . s| : t| . ta| :– |– : t| . l| . s| :– | f| : s| :– |
         
| | | |

    
land. Wesing of hope, we sing for peace, As bro -thers do we stand.
| s :– | : | . s| : s . f | m : | .f :f .m |f :f | r . r :– |
| d . r : m. f m :– |
 
               
  
 land.

Wesing of hope, we sing for peace, As bro -thers do we stand.
| s :– | | |     |s .s :l .s |s |d

: . m| : m| . r| | d| : . r : r . de | r : r| : s| :– |
         
| | | | | | |

          


land. Wesing of hope, we sing for peace, As bro thers,bro thers do we stand.

       
               
 
    
 

                       
      

    
     
   
      
   
     
mf

    

                  
mf

  


     
mf
                             
  
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VERSE 2.

 
26 | : | : | : | : | : | : | :

    
| : | : | : | : | : | : | :

    
| : .m|f :m |r .r :– |f :r |m :– |d : t| | l| : t| . l|
   
mf
     
      


Oh Ni - ger Del - ta, blessed by God Yet with po - ver - ty

|l .t :d .l |t .s :f .m |r .l :f ,s .l ,t |d | l : se
               
| : .d :– | l| : f| . f|
    
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |


mf
    
Oh Ni - ger Del - ta blessed by God Yet with po - ver - ty

 
  
      
  
     
 
          

             

    

    

    
8

 
D.S.
30 | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |

     

| : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : | : |

     

|se :– | : l | r |d |m |s

  . r :
:– . m | f
  
:– . r | m . d : :r ., r | d

:l

:– |
 
| |

           
 fraught

Our youth go fight - ing, aye, kid -nap -ping Why must our land be so?

    
|m :– | : f | r  .t : | l . se : l . t | d . l : |d |t
         
     
:– . de | r : ta| ., ta| | l| :d :– |
  
| | | | | | | | |

 
 
fraught Our youth go fight - ing, aye, kid -nap -ping Why must our land be so?

                
 
   
   
    


                   
   
            

      
D.S.

       
     
   
        
  

     
      
              

                            
      
 9

VERSE 3.

  
|l |d |f 


 
35 | mf : d :– . d | s| : s| :– . r |m :– :m ., r | d :d
     
|

     

Oh Ni - ge -rians, Dear Com - pa - triots, When shall this strife be
|l |d |l
  
 
 
| mf : d :– . d | s| : s| :– . r| | m| :– :d ., t| | l| : fe|

| | |

     
   

Oh Ni - ge -rians, Dear Com - pa - triots, When shall this strife be

   
|l |d |f


 
| mf : d :– . d | s| : s| :– . r |m :– :s ., f | m :d
   
|

     


Oh Ni - ge -rians, Dear Com - pa - triots, When shall this strife be
|l |d |
  
    

| mf : d :– . d | s| : s| :– . r| | m| :– r| : m| ., f| | l| : la|
    
| |

     
Oh Ni - ge -rians, Dear Com - pa - triots, When shall this strife be


 
     
  
      
      
     
mf
  



     
 
     
            
mf

              

   
 
mf
 
                 


mf
       
        
 
   
 
   
 
   
10

  
39 |r :– |– : | : | : | : | : | : | :

    
gone?

|s :– |– : | : | : | : | : | : | :

|

      
gone?


|t |t |r ., r | d
 
:– |– : s| : t| |r : de :r ., m | f :m :d |l :l
      
| |

      
  
 gone? In church - es preach, in mosques ne - ver cease to speak of hope and

              
|s :– |– |s
: s| : s| | t| : l| |t : d ., t | l . s : f . l | d
: t| ., de | r
 
:r .d
     
| | | | | | | |

 
gone? In church - es preach, in mosques ne - ver cease to speak of hope and

   
              
       

                       


      
  
   

    

   

          
  
 11

    
43 | : | : s| |m :m | |f
: s ., m :m |f :– . m|r :d |d : l|
     
        
And sure - ly, oh, our dawn is nigh, all fight - ing shall be

| | |r |r
       
: | : : s| ., s| | d ., d : de ., de : de |r :– . m :d | l| : l|
   
        
sure - ly, sure - ly, oh, our dawn is nigh, all fight - ing shall be

  
|s | |f |r


:– |– : :d ., d | m ., m : m ., s :s |l :– . m :d |m :r
   
        
   
 love sure - ly, sure - ly, oh, our dawn is nigh, all fight - ing shall be

         
|t | ., l : ta ., ta | l |r


:– |– : : d| ., d | | l| : s| | f| :– . m| : d| | l| : f|
 
| | | | | |


       
love sure - ly, sure - ly, oh, our dawn is nigh, all fight - ing shall be


           
3 3 3

     
  

    
 

3

                
      
        
 3 3 3 3


    

    

    
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 
D.S.
47 |t :– | : | : | :d |f :– . m | f :– . m |r :d |d : t| |d :– |
    
|

           
past from East to West as bro - thers we shall live.

|se | | l . s : l . ta | l |t |s

     
:– | : : | : s| :– . d : l| | l| : s| :– |

| | | | | | | |

            
past from East to West as bro - thers we shall live.

| m :– |d | |f |m
   
| : s| :– . r | m : : | :s :f |f :f :– |
     
       
 past

From North to South, as bro - thers we shall live.

|m |f .s :l .t |d : | |f .s :l .s |f |d
  
:– | : s| : | : m| : s| :– | :
       
| | | | | | | | | |

      
past From North to South, as bro - thers we shall live.

    
     
       


         


  


                

   
 

                 
D.S.

       
      
      

 
   
         

               

                              
          