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 pilgrims’ pride,
From every mountainside,
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.
No more shall tyrants here
With haughty steps appear,
And soldier bands;
No more shall tyrants tread
Above the patriot dead—
No more our blood be shed
By alien hands.
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

Words: Sam­u­el F. Smith, 1831. The hymn was first sung at an
In­de­pen­dence Day cel­e­bra­tion by the Bos­ton Sab­bath School
Un­ion, Ju­ly 4, 1831, and first pub­lished in Choir, or Un­ion
Col­lect­ion of Church Mu­sic, by Low­ell Ma­son (Bos­ton,
Mass­a­chu­setts: 1832).

 

English: Grave of Samuel Francis Smith, author of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee,” at Newton Cemetery, Newton, Massachusetts. (Photo creit: Wikipedia)

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The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - I´m Amazed

Yes its true there been days when I've failed you.
Lord you know the many times I've gone astray.
Lord I've learned your love is stronger than my weakness,
And your ear is open every time I pray.

No one else has ever cared for me like You, Lord
Other friends could never be as close to me
I'm not afraid to face the problems of tomorrow
Knowing You are everything I'll ever need

I was covering up the secret tears I cried
Then one day someone told me of Your mercy
And the love You showed on a hill called Calvary
There you died and purchased my redemption
When you broke sin's power and set my spirit free

I'm amazed that You love me
I'm amazed how You care
Through Your precious blood
I've fond pardon
And my sins are washed,
They're all washed away
All my sins are washed away

No one knew how alone I was feeling,
And the emptiness I tried so hard to hide.
Though I laugh and said my life was fine without you.
I was covering up the secret tears I cried.
Then one day someone told.... me of your mercies,
And the love you showed that day on Calvary.
There you died and purchased my redemption,
When you broke sins power and set my spirit free

I'm amazed that You love me
I'm amazed how You care
Through Your precious blood
I've fond pardon
And my sins are washed,
They're all washed away
All my sins are washed away

The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir