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!
Whose stern impassion'd stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
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 ev'ry gain divine!
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 Fourth of July to each of you, my friends.
Song: ‘America, The Beautiful’
Words by: Katharine Lee Bates
Music by: Samuel Ward
Adrienne, I LOVE IT! All the words to "America the Beautiful" They are what our founding fathers intended. And such beautiful photos too! Have a wonderful and safe Independance Day!
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Marilyn
Love those pictures Adrienne!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post Adrienne! Simply beautiful.
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Penny
Oh, my sweet sister friend...this is an amazing post. I love it. So pretty.
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We do live in the most amazingly beautiful place don't we? We are blessed beyond belief and it is good to take time and think about that. Hope your 4th was wonderful friend:>)
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