America

Text:	Samuel F. Smith
Music:	Henry Carey
Tune:	National Anthem	`664.6664`
OHT Incipit:

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!

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 raptured 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 the we sing:
Long may our land be bright
With freedom's holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King!

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