O Beautiful! My Country!

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1 O beautiful, our country!
Be thine a nobler care
Than all thy 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 noble races
Commingled flows in thine.

3 O beautiful, our country!
Round thee in love we draw;
Thine be the grace of Freedom,
The majesty of Law;
Be Righteousness thy scepter,
Justice thy diadem,
And on thy shining forehead
Be peace the crowning gem.

Source: Children's Hymnal #217

Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer

Hosmer, Frederick Lucian, B.A., was born at Framingham, Mass., in 1840, and educated at Harvard, where he graduated B.A. in 1869. Entering the Unitarian Ministry in 1872 he has held charges in Quincy, Ill., 1872-77; Cleveland, Ohio, 1878-92; St. Louis, 1894-99; and since 1899, at Berkeley, Cal. His Way of Life, 1877, was a compilation of Prayers and Responsive Services for Sunday Schools. Of Unity Hymns and Carols, 1880, he was joint editor with W. C. Gannett and J. V. Blake. His hymns were published jointly by him and W. C. Gannett (q.v.), as The Thought of God in Hymns and Poems (Boston: Little, Brown & Co.), 1st Series, 1885; 2nd Series, 1894. Of his 56 hymns in this work the following have come into common use, for the most part during… Go to person page >

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First Line: O Beautiful! My Country!
Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer (1884)
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Manual of Worship #293

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American Junior Church School Hymnal #196

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Children's Hymnal #217

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Christian Song #277

Christian Worship #542

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Heart and Voice #308

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Hymnal for American Youth #237

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Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #101

Hymns for Creative Living #146

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Hymns for Schools and Colleges #242a

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Hymns for Schools and Colleges #242b

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Hymns for the Church #404

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Hymns for the Living Age #405

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Hymns of the Living Church #406

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #388a

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #388b

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Hymns of the United Church #209

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Hymns of the United Church #209

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Hymns of Worship and Service #465

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Hymns of Worship and Service (15th ed.) #465

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Hymns of Worship and Service (Chapel Ed., 4th ed.) #352

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Hymns of Worship and Service #465

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Hymns of Worship and Service #352

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Hymns of Worship and Service. (Chapel ed.) #352

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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #193

Jubilate Deo #107

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #416

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Missionary Hymnal #1

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New Baptist Hymnal #305

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New Jewish Hymnal for Religious Schools and Junior Congregations. 8th ed. #80

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Pilgrim Songs (Number Two) #254

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Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings #245

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #424

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Social Hymns of Brotherhood and Aspiration #99

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Songs of Praise #191

Songs of praise #322

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Songs of the Christian Life #551

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The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #426

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The Beacon Hymnal #174

The Beacon Song and Service book #176

The Best Loved Hymns and Prayers of the American People #298a

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The Century Hymnal #311

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The Church Hymnal #208

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The Church School Hymnal #255

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The Excelsior Hymnal #212

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The Fellowship Hymn Book #6

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The Fellowship Hymn Book #6

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The Golden Hymn Book #298

The Hymnal #494

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The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #80

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The Hymnal of Praise #393

The Hymnal #472

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The King of Kings #185

The Liturgy of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives #25

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The Modern Hymnal #208

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The New Christian Hymnal #355

The New Hymnal for American Youth #275

The New Hymnal for American Youth #275

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The People's Hymn Book #241

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #418

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #541

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The Service Hymnal #365

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The Students' Hymnal #26

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Twenty-Five Hymns for use in Time of War #8

Union Hymnal #110

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Worship and Song #218

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Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) #215

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Worship Song #766

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