Hymn
My Country, 'Tis of Thee
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 ev'ry 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!
My Country, 'Tis of Thee — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/my-country-tis-of-thee
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote My Country, 'Tis of Thee?
The words of My Country, 'Tis of Thee were written by Samuel Francis Smith; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 6 more hymns by Samuel Francis Smith, including The Morning Light is Breaking and Baptism.
Is My Country, 'Tis of Thee public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of My Country, 'Tis of Thee?
My Country, 'Tis of Thee is in 6.6.4.6.6.6.4. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, My Faith Looks Up to Thee, Shepherd of Tender Youth and Come, Holy Ghost, in Love.