719. O beautiful for spacious skies

1 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.

2 O beautiful for heroes proved
in liberating strife,
who more than self their country loved,
and mercy more than life!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
confirm thy soul in self-control,
thy liberty in law.

3 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.

Text Information
First Line: O beautiful for spacious skies
Author: Katherine Lee Bates, 1859-1929 (alt.)
Meter: CMD
Language: English
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: National Songs
Tune Information
Name: MATERNA
Composer: Samuel Augustus Ward, 1848-1903
Meter: CMD
Key: C Major



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