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America

My country, 'tis of thee

717

The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)

Metric Index

664. 6664

Modality

F Major

15-Pitch Humming Index

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Author

Samuel Francis Smith [1808-1895]

Language

English

Publication Date

1985

Source

Thesaurus Musicus [1745]

Topic

National Songs

Last Five Uses

• Used on Jul 07, 2024 10:30 as the Communion Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jul 02, 2023 10:30 as the Communion Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jul 03, 2016 10:00 as the Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Jul 05, 2015 10:00 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Jul 06, 2014 10:00 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA

Poem Words (Four verses)

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.

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.

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.

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.