Author: Katherine L. Bates, 1859-1929 Hymnal: This Far By Faith #298 (1999) Lyrics: 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 pilgrim feet,
whose stern, impassioned 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.
3 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 ev'ry gain divine.
4 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.
Topics: National and Cultural Resources Scripture: Psalm 33:12-22 Languages: English Tune Title: MATERNA
O Beautiful for Spacious Skies