The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12041

12041. Yes, My Native Land, I Love Thee

1 Yes, my native land, I love thee;
All thy scenes, I love them well;
Friends, connections, happy country!
Can I bid you all farewell?
Can I leave you—can I leave you,
Far in heathen lands to dwell?

2 Home! thy joys are passing lovely;
Joys no stranger-heart can tell!
Happy home ! ’tis sure I love thee!
Can I—can I say—Farewell?
Can I leave you—can I leave you,
Far in heathen lands to dwell?

3 Scenes of sacred peace and pleasure,
Holy days and Sabbath bell.
Richest, brightest, sweetest treasure!
Can I say a last farewell ?
Can I leave you—can I leave you,
Far in heathen lands to dwell?

4 Yes! I hasten from you gladly,
From the scenes I loved so well!
Far away, ye billows, bear me;
Lovely native land, farewell!
Pleased I leave thee—pleased I leave thee
Far in heathen lands to dwell.

5 In the deserts let me labor,
On the mountains let me tell
How He died—the blessèd Savior—
To redeem a world from hell!
Let me hasten, let me hasten
Far in heathen lands to dwell.

6 Bear me on, thou restless ocean;
Let the winds my canvas swell—
Heaves my heart with warm emotion,
While I go far hence to dwell.
Glad I bid thee, glad I bid thee,
Native land! Farewell—Farewell!

Text Information

• First Line: Yes, my native land, I love thee
• Title: Yes, My Native Land, I Love Thee
• Author: Samuel F. Smith
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Language: English
• Source: Manual of Christian Psalmody by Rufus Babcock, David Greene and Lowell Mason (Boston: Perkins & Marvin, 1832)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: SICILIAN MARINERS

Tune Information

• Name: SEGUR
• Composer: Joseph Perry Holbrook (1862)
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain