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 stem 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! O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife. Who more than self the 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! O beautiful for halcyon skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the enameled plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till souls wax fair as earth and air And music-hearted sea! O beautiful for pilgrims feet, Whose stem impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America ! America ! God shed his grace on thee Till paths be wrought through wilds of thought By pilgrim foot and knee! O beautiful for glory-tale Of liberating strife When once and twice, for man's avail Men lavished precious life ! America! America! God shed his grace on thee Till selfish gain no longer stain The banner of the free! 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 Till nobler men keep once again Thy whiter jubilee!

Here is a new verse for us now:

Oh beautiful for stalwart hearts who endure Satan's blast, Who stand defiantly and face, those darts that Evil cast.

America America God shed his grace on thee, Seek thou his face, and turn today and claim thy liberty.

little Bit Farm

-- Little Bit Farm (littleBit@compworldnet.com), September 12, 2001

Answers

Little Bit very well said!

-- tracy emily in TN (emilyfarms@tsixroads.com), September 15, 2001.

Dear me, the end must be truely nigh;

I actually agree with Little Bit about something!

Sap away, girl; I'm with you on the patriotism.

-- Polly (tigger@moultrie.com), September 15, 2001.

My husband sang this at a nursing home, you should have seen the old folks smile and the sang along.

-- Cindy (S.E.IN) (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), September 19, 2001.