S e r b s & Other W o n d e r s: Iwo Jima

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Iwo Jima

Iwo Jima is a volcanic island about 1,800 km (1118 miles) south of Tokyo, 1,130 km (702 miles) north of Guam, and nearly halfway between Tokyo and Saipan (24.756°N, 141.290°E) It is approximately 21 square kilometers, with Mount Suribachi as its most prominent feature, at its southern tip.

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God of Justice (Serbian National Anthem)

God of Justice;
Thou who saved us
when in deepest bondage cast,
Hear Thy Serbian children's voices,
Be our help as in the past.
With Thy mighty hand sustain us,
Still our rugged pathway trace;
God, our hope; protect and cherish
Serbian crown and Serbian race!
Bind in closest links our kindred
Teach the love that will not fail,
May the loathed fiend of discord
Never in our ranks prevail.
Let the golden fruits of union
Our young tree of freedom grace;
God, our Master! guide and prosper
Serbian crown and Serbian race.
Lord! Avert from us Thy vengeance,
Thunder of Thy dreaded ire;
Bless each Serbian town and hamlet,
Mountain, meadow, heart and spire.
When our host goes forth to battle
Death or victory to embrace-
God of armies! be our leader
Strengthen then the Serbian race.
On our sepulchre of ages
Breaks the resurrection morn,
From the slough of direst slavery
Serbia anew is born.
Through five hundred years of durance
We have knelt before Thy face,
All our kin, O God! deliver,
Thus entreats the Serbian race.