ThiswillbethedaywhenallofGod'schildrenwillbeabletosingwithnewmeaning-"mycountry'tisofthee;sweetlandofliberty;oftheeIsing;landwheremyfathersdied,landofthepilgrim'spride;fromeverymountainside,letfreedomring"-andifAmericaistobeagreatnation,thismustbecometrue.

　　Soletfreedomring--fromtheprodigioushilltopsofNewHampshire,letfreedomring;fromthemightymountainsofNewYork.Letfreedomring--fromtheheighteningAllegheniesofPennsylvania.

　　Letfreedomringfromthesnow-cappedRockiesofColorado.

　　LetfreedomringfromthecurvaceousslopesofCalifornia.

　　Butnotonlythat.LetfreedomringfromtheStoneMountainofGeorgia.

　　LetfreedomringfromLookoutMountainofTennessee.

　　LetfreedomringfromeveryhillandmolehillofMississippi,fromeverymountainside,letfreedomring.

　　Whenweallowfreedomtoring,whenweletitringfromeveryvillageandhamlet,fromeverystateandcity,wewillbeabletospeedupthatdaywhenallofGod'schildren-blackmenandwhitemen,JewsandGentiles,CatholicsandProtestants-willbeabletojoinhandsandtosinginthewordsoftheoldNegrospiritual,"Freeatlast,freeatlast;thankGodAlmighty,wearefreeatlast