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My Country 'Tis of Thee

My Country 'Tis of Thee with a healthy measure of Emma Lazarus and a splash of John Donne (see texts below). Inspired to write this in early 2017. Lovely recording project for a rainy, summer Sunday afternoon. My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From ev'ry mountainside Let freedom ring! Meditation/Poem excerpt by John Donne: No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main… Any man's death diminishes me, Because I am involved in mankind, And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. The New Colossus (Statute of Liberty excerpt) by Emma Lazarus: Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"