America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)
Words by Samuel Francis Smith, Music (God Save The Queen) of unknown origin.
Words by Samuel Francis Smith, Music (God Save The Queen) of unknown origin.
Verse 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 mountain side, Let freedom ring.
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims pride;
From every mountain side, Let freedom ring.
Verse 2: My native country! thee, Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills, They woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills, Like that above.
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills, They woods and templed hills;
My heart with rapture thrills, Like that above.
Verse 3: Let music swell the breeze, And sing from all the trees,
Sweet freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breath partake;
Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong.
Sweet freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breath partake;
Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong.
Verse 4: Our father's 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!
To thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright, With freedom's holy light;
Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King!
