Yes, My Native Land, I Love Thee

Sheet Music

• Tune from A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Use of the Latter Day Saints, 1844
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  • Copyright: Public Domain
    • The four part version is public domain (although I still need to record the source here Veramet 01:47, 29 August 2007 (MDT))
  • Contributer: Veramet

Tunes

• Greenville (published with this tune in A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Use of the Latter Day Saints, 1844)
• Missionary Farewell (published with this tune in Southern Harmony, 1835)—AKA Missionary's Farewell

Lyrics

• Poet: Samuel F. Smith, 1832

Lyrics from A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Use of the Latter Day Saints, 1844

1. Yes, my native land, I love thee,
All thy scenes I love them well,
Friends, connexions happy country!
Can I bid you all farewell!
Can I leave thee, can I leave thee -
Far in distant lands to dwell?

2. Home! thy joys are passing lovely;
Joys no strangerheart can tell!
Happy home! 'tis sure I love thee!
Can I - can I say, farewell?
Can I leave thee, can I leave thee -
Far in distant lands to dwell?

3. Holy scenes of joy and gladness,
Ev'ry fond emotion swell,
Can I banish heartfelt sadness
While I bid my home farewell?
Can I leave thee, can I leave thee -
Far in distant lands to dwell?

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

5. In the deserts let me labor,
On the mountains let me tell,
How he died - the blessed Savior -
To redeem a world from hell!
Let me hasten, let me hasten -
Far in distant lands to dwell.

6. Bear me on, thou restless ocean;
Let the winds my canvass 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.

Lyrics from A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe, 1840

Hymn 215
P.M.
1. Yes, my native land, I love thee,
All thy scenes I love them well -
Friends, connexions, happy country,
Can I bid you all farewell?
Can I leave thee,
Far in distant 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 thee,
Far in distant lands to dwell?

3. Holy scenes of joy and gladness
Every fond emotion swell;
Can I banish heartfelt sadness
While I bid my home farewell?
Can I leave thee,
Far in distant lands to dwell?

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

5. In the deserts let me labour,
On the mountains let me tell
How he died - the blessed Saviour -
To redeem a world from hell!
Let me hasten
Far in distant lands to dwell.

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

Notes

• The poetic meter is 8 7 8 7 D and 8 7 8 7 T with the tune Missionary Hymn—not Greenville.