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| America is based on an "Old English Air," but I don't have the name of the original tune. The tune is also,of course, God Save the King. The words to America were written by Samuel Francis Smith in Boston, July 4, 1832 for a children's celebration. The tune was also sung in the German Reich as Heil Dir in Seigerkranz. |
America 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 My native country, thee Land of the noble free Thy name I love; I love they 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. |
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Information and lyrics From
Best Loved Songs of the American People See Bibliography for full information. |
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