Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ‎#339

339. My Country, ’Tis of Thee

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.

Text Information

• First Line: My country, 'tis of thee
• Title: My Country, ’Tis of Thee
• Author: Samuel F. Smith, 1808–1895
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Patriotic; Patriotism
• Notes: Scripture references from LDS canon: 2 Nephi 1:7, Ether 2:12.

Tune Information

• Name: [My country, 'tis of thee]
• Incipit: 11271 23343 21217
• Key: F Major
• Source: From Thesaurus Musicus, London, 1744.