Latter-Day Saints Congregational Hymns ‎#52

52. America

1. My country, ’tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims’ pride,
From ev’ry 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, 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.

Text Information

• First Line: My country, 'tis of thee
• Title: America
• Author: S. F. Smith, D. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1919

Tune Information

• Name: [My country, 'tis of thee]
• Composer: H. Carey
• Incipit: 11271 23343 21217
• Key: F Major