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THE LAND OF MY BIRTH.
A SONG.
I.
I've rov'd 'mid the wonders of many a clime,Fair cities, sweet valleys, and mountains sublime,
But ne'er saw a clime half so lovely on earth
As the land of my first love, the land of my birth!
Land of my first love! Oh, land of my birth!
Thou, thou art the loveliest land upon earth.
II.
Far away have I hung on the love of the wise,And bask'd in the sunshine of soul-thrilling eyes,
But the land of true wisdom, and beauty, and worth,
Is the land of my first love, the land of my birth!
Land of my first love! Oh, land of my birth,
Thou, thou art the loveliest land upon earth;
Land of my first love! sweet land of my birth!
III.
Still dear and more dear, the more distant thou art,My footsteps have left thee, but never my heart!
That magnet still turns from all over the earth
To the land of my first love, the land of my birth!
The land of my first love, the land of my birth,
Thou, thou art the loveliest land upon earth;
Land of my first love! blest land of my birth!
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