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Song: America the Beautiful
Singer: Katherine Bates, Samuel A. Ward
Label: Música Litúrgica
Release date: Sep 16, 2012
America America God Shed His Grace On Thee Lyrics
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 of 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 their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!
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!
Story Of This Song
The song focuses on the natural beauty, history, national identity, and values of the United States. The lyrics describe the country’s mountains, fields, skies, and other natural landscapes. They also pay tribute to the people who contributed to the nation’s development, independence, and the establishment of its laws and institutions.
The song mentions pilgrims, soldiers, and others who fulfilled their responsibilities during different periods of history and helped shape the country.
Throughout the lyrics, there is a repeated prayer for God’s blessing upon America. The song expresses a hope that the nation’s shortcomings will be overcome, that a balance between freedom and justice will be maintained, and that unity and goodwill among its people will continue to grow.
It also emphasizes that success should be accompanied by morality and responsibility, and that the common good should be valued above personal gain. As the song progresses, it envisions an America where people live together in harmony, respect the country’s founding principles, and preserve the values that are considered central to its national identity. In this way, the song brings together ideas about the nation’s past, present, and future.
