Bože pravde
| English: God of Justice | |
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National anthem of Serbia | |
| Also known as | Serbian National Prayer (Srpska nacionalna molitva) |
| Lyrics | Jovan Đorđević, 1872 |
| Music | Davorin Jenko, 1872 |
| Adopted | 1882 1991 (Rep. of Serbian Krajina) 1992 (Republika Srpska) |
| Readopted | 2004 |
| Relinquished | 1919 (partially) 1945 (fully) 1995 (Rep. of Serbian Krajina) 2008 (Republika Srpska) |
| Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (two verses)
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"Bože pravde" (Serbian: Боже правде, Serbian pronunciation: [bǒʒe prâːʋde]; 'O God of Justice') is the national anthem of Serbia, as defined by the Article 7 of the Constitution of Serbia. "Bože pravde" was adopted in 1882 and had been the national anthem of the Kingdom of Serbia until 1919 when Serbia became a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. It was re-adopted as the national anthem at first by the parliamentary recommendation in 2004 and then constitutionally sanctioned in 2006, after Serbia restored its independence.