Steven Sametz offers and arrangement of My Country ‘Tis of Thee, including the abolitionist lyrics penned by A. G. Duncan in 1843. The lower voices emulate constant tolling bells, creating a march-like feel. Sametz sets the tune in a minor mode, adding to the gravitas of Duncan’s lyrics, presented below:

My country! ’tis of thee,
Stronghold of slavery,
Of thee I sing:
Land where my fathers died,
Where men man’s rights deride,
From every mountainside,
Thy deeds shall ring.

My native country! thee,
Where all men are born free,
If white their skin:
I love thy hills and dales,
Thy mounts and pleasant vales,
But hate thy negro sales,
As foulest sin.

Triumph of jubilee!
Echo o’er land and sea
Freedom for all.
Let the glad tidings fly,
And ev’ry tribe reply,
“Glory to God on High,”
At slav’ry’s fall!