Being the patriotic American that I am...It is extremely easy to set these thoughts down...!!!
I love my Country!
My family had a great three day holiday weekend!
I choked up during the singing of 'My Country 'Tis Of Thee' at Mass yesterday...!!!
Our flag proudly waved all weekend!
I was overwhelmed at Mass yesterday by the awesome generosity of God...you can't out give our God...!!!
The weather, the sky, the clouds, the flowers, the excellent foods, our home, our family, and the time to enjoy them are all great gifts from a loving God...!!!
We look around and see the 'brokenness' in nature, in our neighborhoods, in our workplaces, in our world, in our country, in our families...all results of the 'FALL'...
But we are renewed in hope by the redemption wrought by Christ...!!! Behold He makes ALL THINGS NEW...!!!
Thanks be to God for His loving care...!!!
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My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountainside Let freedom ring!
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.
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 father's 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.
(added to celebrate Washington's Centennial)[4] Our joyful hearts today, Their grateful tribute pay, Happy and free, After our toils and fears, After our blood and tears, Strong with our hundred years, O God, to Thee
Samuel Francis Smith wrote the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" in 1831...!
