Author: Frederick L. Hosmer Hymnal: The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #80 (1936) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D First Line: O beautiful, my country! Lyrics: 1 O beautiful, my country!
Be thine a nobler care
Than all thy wealth of commerce,
Thy harvests waving fair;
Be it thy pride to lift up
The manhood of the poor;
Be thou to the oppressed
Fair Freedom's open door.
2 For thee our fathers suffered,
For thee they toiled and prayed;
Upon thy holy altar
Their willing lives they laid;
Thou hast no common birthright,
Grand memories on thee shine;
The blood of pilgrim nations
Commingled flows in thine.
3 O beautiful, our country!
Round thee in love we draw;
Thine is the grace of freedom,
The majesty of law:
Be righteousness thy sceptre,
Justice thy diadem;
And on thy shining forehead
Be peace the crowning gem.
Amen. Topics: Our Country Tune Title: SALVE DOMINE
O Beautiful, My Country