Happy Independence Day!
As I write this post, fireworks are exploding all around me. My neighbors are enjoying their freedom and celebrating our nation’s autonomy. For all of our current strife, we are still Americans. This year has thrown one challenge after another at us, but we’re still here and going strong.
In honor of July 4, 2020, I’m posting the lyrics for America the Beautiful. When was the last time you took the time to really pay attention to these inspiring words? They never fail to move my heart.
America the Beautiful
1. Oh, 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. Oh, beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare of freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine ev’ry flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law.
3. Oh, 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. Oh, 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.
Lyrics: Katherine Lee Bates, 1859–1929 Music: Samuel A. Ward, 1848–1903 Thank you for reading Ozarks Maven! If you’ve enjoyed my little seeds of wisdom and job, please subscribe to Ozarks Maven, Like Ozarks Maven on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter @OzarksMaven.
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