7.04.2008

Happy Birthday, Home

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 pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of 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!

3 comments:

Tui Snider @mentalmosaic said...

Amen, sister! That's a great video! I've always thought that song would make a better anthem than the one we've got, which I find rather tedious.

I'm making tacos and trifle over here in Naples today in honor of the day. I've a feeling it's gonna freak the Italians out. Hehe!

Happy Independence Day! ~Tui

Miss Attitude said...

"Fifty Nifty United States" is how I learned all of the states in alphabetical order. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida..

Jen said...

This is probably my favorite rendition of "America the Beautiful" - thanks! ;-)

Happy Day after 4th!