1 What difference if I hail from North or South
Or from the East or West?
My heart is filled with love
For all of these.
I only know I swell with pride
And deep within my breast
I thrill to see Old Glory
Paint the breeze.
2 With hand upon my heart, I thank the Lord for this, my native land, for all I love is here within her gates
My soul is rooted deeply in the soil on which I stand, for these are mine, my own United States!
Refrain
This is my country
Land of my birth
This is my country
Grandest on Earth
This is my country
Land of my choice
This is my country
Hear my proud voice.
I pledge thee my allegiance
America the bold
For this is my country
To have and to hold
Words by Don Raye and Music by Al Jacobs (1940s); Shawnee Press inc.
credits
from Music of America,
released May 31, 2022
Don Raye, Al Jacobs, Jennifer Pearson