My Country, 'Tis of Thee
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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 pilgrims' 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.
Source: Hymns of Promise: a large print songbook #195
The Story Behind My Country, 'Tis of Thee
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee" was written in 1832 by Samuel Francis Smith, and first sung at a children's Fourth of July celebration in Park Street Church, Boston. It was included in The Psalmist, 1843, No. 1000, and found in a large number of American hymn-books, but not in use in Great Britain. It is one of the most popular of Dr. Smith's compositions.
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