William McCarty, comp. The American National Song Book. 1842.
AmericaSamuel Francis Smith (18081895)
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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.
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.
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.
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!