America (My Country 'tis of Thee)
Mahalia Jackson
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My country, 'tis of Thee Sweet land of liberty Of thee I sing Land where my fathers died Land of the pilgrims' 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 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 thee we sing Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light Protect us by thy might Great God, our King Our glorious land today 'Neath education's sway Soars upward still It's hills of learning fair Whose bounties all may share Behold them everywhere On vale and hill Thy safeguard, liberty The school shall ever be Our nation's pride No tyrant hand shall smite While with encircling might All here are taught the right With truth allied Beneath Heaven's gracious will The stars of progress still Our course do sway In unity sublime To broader heights we climb Triumphant over time God speeds our way Grand birthright of our sires Our altars and our fires Keep we still pure Our starry flag unfurled The hope of all the world In peace and light impearled God hold secure
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