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“There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills. These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it....”

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For it is the dawn that has come, as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing.

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“In a land of fear... incorruptibility is like a lamp set upon a stand, giving light to all in the house.”

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At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!

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Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.

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