O Beautiful! My Country!

"O Beautiful! My Country!"

Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer
Published in 33 hymnals

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Wedding Suite

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1. "O Beautiful! My 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 the nation's altar
Their willing lives they laid;
Thou hast no common birthright,
Grand mem'ries on thee shine;
The blood of pilgrim 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 righteousnes thy scepter,
Justice thy diadem;
And on thy shining forehead
Be peace the crowning gem!

Source: The New Christian Hymnal #355

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First Line: "O Beautiful! My Country!"
Title: O Beautiful! My Country!
Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer
Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
Language: English
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Instances

Instances (33)TextImageAudioScore
Christian Worship: a hymnal #542
Enlarged Songs of Praise #322
Hymnal for American Youth #237Image
Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #101Image
Hymns for Schools and Colleges #242bImage
Hymns for Schools and Colleges #242aImage
Hymns for the Church #404Image
Hymns of the Living Church #406Image
Hymns of Worship and Service #465Image
Hymns of Worship and Service (15th ed.) #465Image
Hymns of Worship and Service. (Chapel ed.) #352Image
Hymns of Worship and Service (Chapel Ed., 4th ed.) #352Image
Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #193Image
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book: official hymn book of the Methodist Church #416Image
Missionary Hymnal #1Image
Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings #245Image
Services for Congregational Worship #424Image
Songs of the Christian Life #551Image
The Beacon Song and Service book #176
The Century Hymnal #311Image
The Church Hymnal Revised: containing hymns approved and set forth by the general convetions of 1892 and 1916; together with hymns for the use of guilds and brotherhoods, and for special occastions #208Image
The Church School Hymnal #255Image
The Hymnal: Army and Navy #472
The Hymnal of Praise #393Image
The King of Kings: a choice collection of gospel songs, standard hymns, choruses, children's songs, solos, duets, and quartets together with responsive readings for use in evangelistic meetings... #185Image
The New Christian Hymnal #355Text
The New Hymnal for American Youth #275
The New Hymnal for American Youth #275
The Pilgrim Hymnal #418Image
The Pilgrim Hymnal: with responsive readings and other aids to worship #541Image
The Sabbath School Hymnal, a collection of songs, services and responses for Jewish Sabbath schools, and homes 4th rev. ed. #92Image
The Students' Hymnal #26Image
Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) #215Image
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