The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. ~Benjamin DisraeliAmerica the Beautiful - 1913
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 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!
Have a Blessed Memorial Day.
3 comments:
Wow, I don't know if I have ever heard the third verse of that song - glad you posted it. I didn't get to this one, but will be back next week!
My daughter is singing this for a ceremony at school next week.
....the inheritance of a great example. Yes actions do speak louder than words. :)
I love that song. I am so patriotic and feel extremely fortunate to live in this great country.
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