Remembering the 4th of July

My country ’tis of thee

sweet land of liberty,

of thee, I sing:

Land where the ancestors died

land of the immigrant’s pride,

from every border land,

let freedom ring!

My welcoming country, thee

land of the brave and free,

in thy name, I speak.

Let our shouts swell the breeze

and ring through all the streets

sweet freedom’s song.

Let mortal tongues awake

let all that breath partake

let rocks their silence break, 

let freedom ring!