Author: F. L. Hosmer Hymnal: The Church Hymnal #208 (1920) Hymnal Title: The Church Hymnal Lyrics: 1 O beautiful, my country!
Be thine a nobler care
Than all the wealth of commerce,
Thy harvests waving fair:
Be it thy pride to lift up
The manhood of the poor;
Be thou to the oppressed
Fair freedom's open door.
2 For thee our fathers suffered,
For thee they toiled and prayed;
Upon thy holy altar
Their willing lives they laid:
Thou hast no common birthright,
Grand memories on thee shine;
The blood of pil-grim nations
Commingled flows in thine.
3 O Beautiful, our country!
Round thee in love we draw;
Thine is the grace of freedom,
The majesty of law:
Be righteousness thy sceptre,
Justice thy diadem;
And on thy shining forehead
Be peace the crowning gem. Topics: Holy Days National Days Languages: English Tune Title: SALVE DOMINE
O beautiful, my country!