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America (My Country Tis Of Thee)

Words:Samuel Francis Smith (1831)
Music: Unknown, from English Anthem "God Save the King/Queen"

Copyright Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

Rehearsals for MGM - That's The Way It Is - July 29, 1970 - MGM's Soundstage - Hollywood
July 29

- Unreleased

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 rapture fills
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 father's 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!