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America the Beautiful Lyrics: O beautiful for spacious skies / For amber waves of grain / For purple mountain majesties / Above the fruited plain! / America! America!
America the Beautiful 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.
"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic American song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey. [1]
- "Pikes Peak" (lyrics), "Materna" (music)
- Samuel A. Ward, 1883
- Katharine Lee Bates, 1895
- 1910 by Oliver Ditson & Co.
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! O beautiful for patriot dream
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Find the full text, tune, author, and history of "America the Beautiful", a patriotic hymn by Katharine Lee Bates. Compare different versions, arrangements, and media of this hymn on Hymnary.org.
Jul 2, 2021 · Learn the story behind the song "America the Beautiful" and download the lyrics and original poem by Katharine Lee Bates. The web page also features a video of Claire Crosby singing the song and other US history blogs.
Learn about the origin and lyrics of the 19th-century American song "America the Beautiful", inspired by the view from Pikes Peak in Colorado. The song was first published in 1910 with the name "Pikes Peak" and later adapted to the poem by Katharine Lee Bates.
