The clamour for the second stanza of the anthem to be used as national prayer at public functions has long been championed by the NOA. They believed that this would help to engender the spirit of ...

Be that as it may, our concern here is to explain the meaning of Nigeria's National Anthem; not the first stanza, but the second. "Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause. Guide our leaders ...

However, the second stanza is almost all new, with phrases that Francis Scott Key never wrote, such as "we are equal, we are brothers." There are four verses in the original poem.

A critical look at the recent adoption by the Federal Executive Council of the second stanza of the National Anthem as the official prayer at public functions raises so many issues.

The first stanza of the national anthem is projected prominently on the wall above the Star-Spangled Banner in the museum. (NMAH) The short answer: because Francis Scott Key wrote it that way.

Although “The Star-Spangled Banner” and all of its verses were immediately famous, Key’s overt racism prevented it from becoming the national anthem while he was alive, Morley wrote.