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==Music files== | ==Music files== | ||
{{Legend}} | {{#Legend:}} | ||
*{{PostedDate|2008-05-07}} {{CPDLno|16830}} [[Media:01_America.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:01 America.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:01_America.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:01_America.sib|{{sib}}]] (Sibelius 4) [[Media:1_America.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:1_America.mid|{{mid}}]] [[Media:1_America.sib|{{sib}}]] [[Media:1_America.svg|{{SVG}}]] | |||
{{Editor|Theresa A. Steiner|2008-05-07}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|58}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | |||
:{{EdNotes|All six verses included.}} | |||
*{{ | *{{PostedDate|2001-01-16}} {{CPDLno|1980}} [[Media:ws-myctisot.pdf|{{Pdf}}]] [[Media:ws-myctisot.mid|{{Mid}}]] [[Media:ws-myctisot.mxl|{{XML}}]] [[Media:ws-myctisot.mus|{{mus}}]] (Finale 1998) | ||
{{Editor|Rafael Ornes|2001-01-16}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|17}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | {{Editor|Rafael Ornes|2001-01-16}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|1|17}}{{Copy|CPDL}} | ||
: | :{{EdNotes|Verses one to four included.}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''My Country, 'Tis of Thee'' aka ''America, my country 'tis of thee''}} | |||
{{ | {{Composer|Anonymous|, melody derived from the British national anthem, ''[[God save the King (Traditional)|God Save the King]]''}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Samuel Francis Smith}} | |||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | |||
''' | {{Pub|1||Pilgrim Hymnal}} | ||
{{Descr|This version is derived from the 1917 edition of ''55 Songs and Choruses for Community Singing''. The original version begins with this introductory text: | |||
:"Several nations have used this splendid dignified tune, either as a national anthem, | |||
:or as a composition of the utmost importance. Parts of the melody have been traced | |||
:"Several nations have used this splendid dignified tune, either as a national anthem, | :back as far as Dr. John Bull (1563-1628), but the composer of the melody in its final | ||
:or as a composition of the utmost importance. Parts of the melody have been traced | :form is still unknown, though many continue to credit it to Henry Carey, an Englishman (1690-1743). | ||
:back as far as Dr. John Bull (1563-1628), but the composer of the melody in its final | |||
:form is still unknown, though many continue to credit it to Henry Carey, an Englishman (1690-1743). | |||
:The words were written in 1832 by Reverend S. F. Smith, an American clergymen. | :The words were written in 1832 by Reverend S. F. Smith, an American clergymen. | ||
:The song was first sung publicly at a children's celebration of American independence in the Park | :The song was first sung publicly at a children's celebration of American independence in the Park | ||
:Street Church, Boston, July 4, of that year. Numerous other verses have been written to this melody. | :Street Church, Boston, July 4, of that year. Numerous other verses have been written to this melody. | ||
:Two of the best are the ones below by Henry Van Dyke. | :Two of the best are the ones below by Henry Van Dyke."}} | ||
{{#ExtWeb: | |||
*[[Media:01_America_scan.pdf|PDF scan of the original from 55 Songs and Choruses for Community Singing]] | |||
*[ | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Country_%27Tis_of_Thee Wikipedia article]}} | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Country_%27Tis_of_Thee Wikipedia article] | |||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English| | |||
{{Text|English | |||
:::1. | :::1. | ||
:My country 'tis of thee, | :My country 'tis of thee, | ||
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:From ev'ry mountainside | :From ev'ry mountainside | ||
:Let freedom ring ! | :Let freedom ring ! | ||
:::2. | :::2. | ||
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:My heart with rapture thrills | :My heart with rapture thrills | ||
:Like that above. | :Like that above. | ||
:::3. | :::3. | ||
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:Let rocks their silence break, | :Let rocks their silence break, | ||
:The sound prolong. | :The sound prolong. | ||
:::4. | :::4. | ||
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:Protect us by Thy might, | :Protect us by Thy might, | ||
:Great God, our King! | :Great God, our King! | ||
:::5. | :::5. | ||
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:Thy mountains wild and steep,-- | :Thy mountains wild and steep,-- | ||
:All thy domains. | :All thy domains. | ||
:::6. | :::6. | ||
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:Thy North's sweet, crystal air: | :Thy North's sweet, crystal air: | ||
:O Land beyond compare, | :O Land beyond compare, | ||
:We love thee best! | :We love thee best!}} | ||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] |
Latest revision as of 00:54, 26 July 2021
Music files
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Help |
- Editor: Theresa A. Steiner (submitted 2008-05-07). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 58 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: All six verses included.
- Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 2001-01-16). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 17 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Verses one to four included.
General Information
Title: My Country, 'Tis of Thee aka America, my country 'tis of thee
Composer: Anonymous, melody derived from the British national anthem, God Save the King
Lyricist: Samuel Francis Smith
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: This version is derived from the 1917 edition of 55 Songs and Choruses for Community Singing. The original version begins with this introductory text:
- "Several nations have used this splendid dignified tune, either as a national anthem,
- or as a composition of the utmost importance. Parts of the melody have been traced
- back as far as Dr. John Bull (1563-1628), but the composer of the melody in its final
- form is still unknown, though many continue to credit it to Henry Carey, an Englishman (1690-1743).
- The words were written in 1832 by Reverend S. F. Smith, an American clergymen.
- The song was first sung publicly at a children's celebration of American independence in the Park
- Street Church, Boston, July 4, of that year. Numerous other verses have been written to this melody.
- Two of the best are the ones below by Henry Van Dyke."
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
1.
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 !
2.
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.
3.
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.
4.
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!
5.
We love thine inland seas,
Thy groves and giant trees,
Thy rolling plains;
Thy rivers' mighty sweep,
Thy mystic canyons deep,
Thy mountains wild and steep,--
All thy domains.
6.
Thy silver Eastern strands,
Thy Golden Gate that stands
Fronting the West;
Thy flowery Southland fair,
Thy North's sweet, crystal air:
O Land beyond compare,
We love thee best!