O 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.
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 mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self control,
Thy liberty in law.
~Katherine L. Bates~
1904
6 comments:
~*~ Happy 4th of July ~*~
Wishing you a safe and happy 4th of July.
Mary
Dear Akasa,
Hope you had - and are still having - a great Independence Day. Gizzy and I went visiting with friends and now I'm going to bed because I'm getting up early to go blueberry picking again tomorrow - (poor Gizzy!) I might take up jam making this year since I have so many berries and use them for Christmas gifts. I've never made jam before ;-)
Blessings,
Doris :-)
Thank you for posting the "One and Only Original"
Very timely.
Indie
Happy 4th of July!!
Blessings )O(
I pray you enjoyed your day.My love to you on wings
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