Land where my fathers died, Samuel Francis Smith More Quotes by Samuel Francis Smith More Quotes From Samuel Francis Smith From every mountain side, Let freedom ring. Samuel Francis Smith mountain 4th-of-july sides 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. Samuel Francis Smith kings sweet country 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. Samuel Francis Smith illustration humility children