My Country, ’Tis of Thee
Author: Samuel F. Smith
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (6)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- English: My Country, ’Tis of Thee
- English Braille: ⠠⠍⠽ ⠠⠉⠳⠝⠞⠗⠽⠂ ⠠⠦⠄⠞⠊⠎ ⠷ ⠠⠮⠑
- Hawaiian: Kuu Aina Hanau E
- Samoan: Amelika o oe
- Spanish: America
- Tongan: ʻE homau ʻOtua
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Most common tunes for “My Country, ’Tis of Thee”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1870 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: The Saints’ Harp (RLDS) (1870), 1101.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims’ pride, From ev’ry mountainside Let freedom ring!
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.
3. 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.
4. 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!
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