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Happy Independence Day!

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Barbara Harper

Our fathers’ God, to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedom’s holy light;
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God, our King.

~ Samuel Francis Smith

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Posted in Holidays | Tagged Fourth of July, freedom, Independence Day, samuel francis smith

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