God Defend New Zealand

by John Joseph Woods , Thomas Bracken

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God Defend New Zealand (NZ national anthem)

 7  -7  7  6   8   8   -8  7
God of Nations at thy - y feet
 E  I -ho  ā   A   tu - u  a,

-6 -9   6    8  -8  7  -7 -6  6
In the bonds of lo -ve we meet;
O  ngā   i - wi mā - tou rā;

 7    6  -6    -7  7  -8     8
Hear our voi - ces we en - treat;
 Ā - ta  wha - ka -ro-ngo - na,

8   7     -6  -8  7 -7    7 
God de - fend our free - land;
Me   a - ro - ha   no    - a;

 9     9 7   8     9    -10  9
Guard Pa-ci-fic's tri - ple star;
  Ki -a  hu -a     ko    te pai

 -8   8  -9  8 -8 7  -7 7 -7 -6   6
From the shafts of  str-i-fe and war;
 Ki - a    tau  to    a - ta  whai;

  7   6  -6     -7   7   -8    9
Make her prai - ses heard a - far
Ma - na - a  -  ki   ti - a   mai

 9  -9 8   -9   8  -8  7
God defend New Zea - land.
A - o - te -a   ro -  a