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The Convention Hymnal Title of Hymn 62: My Country! 'Tis of Thee by Samuel P. Smith

1 My country! 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
    Of thee I sing:
Land where my fathers died!
Land of the pilgrims' pride!
From ev'ry mountain side
    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!
Samuel P. Smith

 

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