Classic Poem

Oh! dearer by far than the land of our birth
Is the land where the hours of our infancy flew
And the dearest and loveliest spot upon earth
Is the spot where our loves and affections first grew.

What home can we have but the home of the heart
What country but that of our friends can we claim
Or where is the powerful spell that can part
The soul from the scenes of it's hopes and it's fame?

Then tell us no more we were born far away
Where Liberty's star never rose or has set
We were nursed where it shines and have caught from it's ray
A warmth which our bosoms can never forget!

And dearer by far than the land of our birth
Is the land where the hours of our infancy flew
And the dearest and loveliest spot upon earth
Is the spot where our loves and affections first grew!