F5 D5 G5 C5 My country, 'tis of thee, F5 D5 Bb5 F5 D5 sweet land of liberty, G5 F5 C5 F5 of thee I sing F5 Land where my fathers died, G5 Bb5 C5 land of the pilgrims' pride F5 G5 F5 C5 From every mountain side, Bb5 F5 C5 F5 let freedom ring. F5 D5 G5 C5 My native country, thee, F5 D5 Bb5 F5 D5 land of the noble free, G5 F5 C5 F5 thy name I love F5 I love thy rocks and rills, G5 Bb5 C5 thy woods and templed hills F5 G5 F5 C5 My heart with rapture thrills, Bb5 F5 C5 F5 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. Our glorious Land to-day, 'Neath Education's sway, Soars upward still. Its hills of learning fair, Whose bounties all may share, behold them everywhere On vale and hill! Thy safeguard, Liberty, The school shall ever be, Our Nation's pride! No tyrant hand shall smite, While with encircling might All here are taught the Right With Truth allied. Beneath Heaven's gracious will The stars of progress still Our course do sway; In unity sublime To broader heights we climb, Triumphant over Time, God speeds our way! Grand birthright of our sires, Our altars and our fires Keep we still pure! Our starry flag unfurled, The hope of all the world, In peace and light impearled, God hold secure! * Alternate: Capo III