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Show "AMEUICA, Ml' COUNTRY." (By Jens K. Grondahl.) America, my country, I como at thy call, I plight thee my troth and I glvo thee my nil; In peace or In war I am wed to thy weal, I'll carry thy flag through tho flro and tho-steel; On sea nor on land shall It suffer dlsgraco, Unsullied It floats' o'er our peace-loving peace-loving race; In rovoronco I kncol at sweet liberty's shrine America, my country, command, I am thlno. America, my country, bravo souls gavo theo birth. Who yearned for a heaven of freedom free-dom on earth, And when thy dear flag to tho winds was unfurled I There camo to thy shores tho I oppressed of tho world; .Thy milk and thy honey flow freely for all Who takes of thy bounty shall como at thy call, I Who quaffs of thy nectar of freedom shall say, "America, my country, command, I obey." Amorlca, my country, thy flag I adore, It glories In peace but It fears not In war; When tyrants woujd trample Its folds In tho dust, Old Glory, undaunted, Is true to Its trust; Its stars ever twinkle from Uberty'3 domo A message of hopo to mankind through tho glocAn; And children and men bless the red, white, and blue-America, blue-America, my country, tho tried nnd tho true. America, my country, now como Is thy hour Tho Lord of Hosts recks on thy courngo and power; Humanity pleads for tho strength of thy hand Lest liberty perish on (Bea and on land; Thou guardian of freedom, thou keeper of right, When liberty bleeds' thero Is task for thy might; "Dlvlno right" of kings or our freedom free-dom must fnll America, my country, I como at thy call. |