The Christian Sunday School Hymnal: a compilation of choice hymns and tunes for Sunday schools 144. My country, 'tis of thee

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143

The Christian Sunday School Hymnal‎#144

145

Text:	America
Author:	S. F. Smith
Tune:	[My country, 'tis of thee]
Composer:	Henry Carey

1 My country! 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died;
Land of the pilgrim's pride;
From every mountain side
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.

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!