Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Samuel Francis Smith

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American journalist Samuel Francis Smith.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Samuel Francis Smith

Samuel Francis Smith was an American Baptist minister, journalist, and author. He is best known for having written the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", which he entitled "America".

Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring! — © Samuel Francis Smith
Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountainside Let freedom ring!
From every mountain side, Let freedom ring.
If you cannot be great, be willing to serve God in that which is small. If you cannot do great things for Him, cheerfully do little ones. If you cannot be an Aaron to serve at the altar, or a Moses to guide the tribes, consent to be "a little maid" to Xaaman the Syrian, for the honor of God's prophets, or a little child, for Christ's sake, to be set by Him in the midst of the people, as an illustration of the sweetness of humility.
My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing . . . Long may our land be bright, With freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King.
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