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OUR COUNTRY.
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3. Great, without seeking to be great By fraud or conquest; rich in gold,
But richer in the large estate Of virtue which thy children hold;
With peace that comes of purity, And strength to simple justice due,
So runs our loyal dream of thee; God of our fathers! make it true.
O Land of lands! to thee we give Our prayers, our hopes, our service free;
For thee thy sons shall nobly live, And at thy need shall die for thee!
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