AMERICA
Thy children are inspired by thee:
Blest by thy gift of liberty,
They go to make the wretched free,
Mother-land!
They were indeed not sons of thine
Could they withhold that gift divine;
Of liberty thou art the shrine,
Mother-land!
Thy children glory in thy name;
They write it, as with words of flame,
In deeds that put thy foes to shame,
Mother-land!
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