717 National Songs

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 mountainside

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 fathers' God, in 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.

Words: Samuel Francis Smith (1808-1895) Music: America, from Thesaurus Musicus, 1745