Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#490

490. My country, 'tis of thee

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 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My country, 'tis of thee
• Author: Samuel Frances Smith (1832)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: National
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: AMERICA
• Meter: 6 6 4, 6 6 6 4
• Key: F Major
• Source: Harmonica Anglicana, c. 1742
• Notes: Public Domain.