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Our Native Land.

Song performed by: Leslie Beukelman (vocals) and Tara Dirst (banjo). Recording engineer: Matt Dotson.
Air --- America.

God bless our native land,
Firm may she ever stand through storm and night,
When the wild tempest rave,
Ruler of wind and wave,
Do thou our country save by thy great might.

For her our prayer shall rise,
To God above the skies, on him we wait:
Lord hear our nation's cry,
May Freedom never die,
Be thou ever nigh, God save the State.

© 2002 Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project