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Author: Katharine Lee Bates Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 506 hymnals First Line: O beautiful for spacious skies 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 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. 3 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. United Methodist Hymnal, 1989 Topics: National Hymns; Citizenship, Christian; Memorial Day; National Righteousness; Patriotic; Righteousness; Social Betterment; liturgical Scripture Songs

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MATERNA

Appears in 467 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Samuel A. Ward, 1847-1903 Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55335 52234 56755 Used With Text: O beautiful for spacious skies

[O beautiful for spacious skies]

Appears in 17 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles S. Brown Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 33226 65517 64654 Used With Text: America, the Beautiful

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 10 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William W. Sleeper, 1855-1927 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 35223 45333 77211 Used With Text: America the Beautiful

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O Beautiful for Spacious Skies

Author: Katherine L. Bates Hymnal: Favorite Hymns of Praise #450 (1967) 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; Social Righteousness; National; Social Righteousness Languages: English Tune Title: [O beautiful for spacious skies]

O Beautiful for Spacious Skies

Author: Katharine L. Bates Hymnal: Hymns of Faith #548 (1980) 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 every 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 every 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! Amen. Topics: National; Social Righteousness; National; Social Righteousness Scripture: Psalm 33:12 Languages: English Tune Title: [O beautiful for spacious skies]

O Beautiful for Spacious Skies (America, the Beautiful)

Author: Katherine Lee Bates Hymnal: Union Songster #360 (1960) First Line: O beautiful for spacious skies Topics: Songs for American Holidays Languages: English Tune Title: [O beautiful for spacious skies]

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Miriam Therese Winter

b. 1938 Author (St. 2-4) of "How Beautiful, Our Spacious Skies" in The New Century Hymnal

Katharine Lee Bates

1859 - 1929 Person Name: Katharine L. Bates Author of "O Beautiful for Spacious Skies" in Hymns of Faith Katharine Lee Bates was born in Falmouth, Mass., August 12, 1859. Her father was a pastor in the Congregational Church; he died when she was an infant. Her mother moved the family to Wellesley. She received a B.A. (1880) and M.A. (1891) from Wellesley College. She taught high school from 1880-1885 and then was a professor of English literature at Wellesley. She wrote poetry, children's stories, textbooks and travel books. In the summer if 1893 when she was lecturing at Colorado College she went to the top of Pike's Peak. Inspired by the beauty of the view she wrote all four verses of "America the Beautiful" which was an instant hit when it was published. She had an intimate relationship with Katharine Coman, dean of Wellesley, who she lived with for 25 years, until Coman's death. "Yellow Clover: A Book of Remembrance" celebrates their love and partnership.She enjoyed traveling, the out of doors, reading and friends, Dianne Shapiro from Woman's Who's who in America, 1914-1915 by John William Leonard, New York: The American Commonwealth Company and Harvard Square Library, Digital Library of Unitarian Universalist Biographies, History, Books and Media (http://harvardsquarelibrary.org/cambridge-harvard/katharine-lee-bates/) (accessed 7-4-2018