"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people He has chosen as His heritage."
Psalm 33:12
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O beautiful, for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountains majesty,
Above the fruited plain!
America, America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good
With brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim's feet,
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A through-fare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America, America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control
Thy liberty in law!
O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!
America, America!
May God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!
O 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!
Amen.
Have a beautiful and blessed 4th of July!
"O Beautiful For Spacious Skies"
(Also known as "America The Beautiful")
(1904)
Katherine Lee Bates
(1859-1929)
American poet and hymn writer
"Declaration Of Independence"
(1817-18)
John Trumbull
(1756-1843)
American artist
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