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Samuel Francis Smith Quotes

1808–1895 United States

Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895), Baptist minister, journalist and author, is best known for having written the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee, which he entitled America.

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My country, ’t is of thee,
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing:
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims’ pride,
From every mountain-side
Let freedom ring.

Our fathers’ God, to thee,
Author of liberty,
To thee I 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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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Samuel Francis Smith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.