Oh, beautiful for spacious skies. For amber waves of grain. For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain. America! America! God shed His grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! Oh, beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness. America! America! God mend thine evry flaw. Confirm thy soul in self-control; Thy liberty in law! Oh, beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife; Who more than self the country loved, And mercy more than life. America! America! May God thy gold refine, Till all success be nobleness, And evry gain divine! Lift high the Cross, unfurl the Flag; May they forever stand United in our hopes and hearts: God and our Native Land! America! America! May God thy love increase, Till wars are past, and Earth at last May follow Christ in peace! Oh, beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years! Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 03:45:47 +0000