My country! 'tis of thee, <br />Sweet land of liberty- <br />Of thee I sing, <br />Land where my fathers died; <br />Land of the pilgrim's pride; <br />From every mountain side <br />Let temp'rance ring. <br /> <br /> <br />My native country! thee- <br />Land of the noble free- <br />Thy name I love: <br />I love thy rocks and rills, <br />Thy woods and templed hills; <br />My heart with rapture thrills <br />Like that above. <br /> <br /> <br />Let music swell the breeze, <br />And ring from all the trees, <br />Sweet freedom's song; <br />Let infant tongues awake, <br />Let all that breathe partake, <br />Let rocks their silence break, <br />The sound prolong. <br /> <br /> <br />Our fathers' God! to thee- <br />Author of liberty! <br />To thee we sing: <br />Long may our land be bright, <br />With temp'rance's holy light; <br />Protect us by thy might, <br />Great God, our King.<br /><br />John Pierpont<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-country-tis-of-thee-3/
