...invasion, and so was I. Women and men alike dabbed their eyes as they sang the second verse in loud voices: My native country, thee Land of the noble free Thy...hills My heart with rapture thrills Like that above. I scanned the faces around the square. There were no flags waving, no hands across hearts, no salutes,...

...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...Thy woods and templed hills. My heart with rapture fills Like that above. Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song....