The Hymnal 1982 717
My country, 'tis of thee
- Tune
- america
- Author(s)
- Samuel Francis Smith, 1808-1895
- Meter
- 6.6.4.6.6.6.4
- Tune Source(s)
- Thesaurus Musicus, 1745
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1 My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing; land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside let freedom ring.
2 My native country, thee, land of the noble free, thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed hills; my heart with rapture thrills like that above.
3 Let music swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees sweet freedom's song; let mortal tongues awake, let all that breathe partake, let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong.
4 Our fathers' God, to thee, author of liberty, to thee we sing; long may our land be bright with freedom's holy light; protect us by thy might, great God, our King.