America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)

[Verse 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!

[Verse 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.

[Chorus]

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!

[Verse 3]

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!