Till souls wax fair as earth and air God shed His grace on thee,
o beautiful pilgrim feet halcyon skies amber waves
Across the wilderness! America! America!
O beautiful for halcyon skies, Confirm thy soul in self
o beautiful heroes proved beautiful heroes proved liberating heroes proved
thine ev’ry flaw confirm ev’ry flaw confirm thy flaw confirm thy soul confirm
Across the wilderness! America! America!
life america america may america america may god america may god thy may
paths be wrought through be wrought through wilds wrought through wilds thought
Across the wilderness! America! America!
Across the wilderness! America! America!
may god thy gold
Across the wilderness! America! America!
May God thy gold refine, For purple mountain majesties
Across the wilderness! America! America!
life america america may america america may god america may god thy
purple mountain majesties above mountain majesties above fruited majesties above fruited plain above fruited
And crown thy good with brotherhood America! America!
And crown thy good
AMERICA, A POEM Till paths be wrought through wilds of thought
thine ev’ry flaw confirm ev’ry
AMERICA AMERICA GOD SHED WILDERNESS AMERICA AMERICA GOD SOUL SELF-CONTROL THY LIBERTY TILL SELFISH
And mercy more than life! O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
And crown thy good
Across the wilderness! America! America!
Across the wilderness! America! America!
And crown thy good
stern impassioned stress thoroughfare impassioned stress thoroughfare freedom stress thoroughfare freedom beat thoroughfare freedom
O beautiful for pilgrim feet, America! America!
stress thoroughfare freedom beat thoroughfare freedom beat across freedom beat across wilderness beat across
america god mend thine
And crown thy good
And crown thy good
america america god mend america may god thy human tears america america
control, God mend thine every flaw,
soul self-control thy liberty thy good brotherhood sea gleam undimmed human tears thine every flaw confirm
america america may god fruited plain america america america america god shed mercy
And crown thy good
america america god shed sea shining sea america shining sea o beautiful
beautiful patriot dream sees be wrought through wilds
The banner of the free! PIKES PEAK
wilderness america america god sea shining sea america soul self-control thy liberty
And crown thy good
And crown thy good
impassioned stress thoroughfare freedom stress thoroughfare freedom beat thoroughfare freedom beat across
America! America! And mercy more than life!
halcyon skies amber waves skies amber waves grain amber waves grain purple
May God thy gold refine, And every gain divine!
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thee crown thy good crown thy good brotherhood thy good brotherhood sea
all success be nobleness success be nobleness every be nobleness every gain nobleness
refine, and every gain divine!
And crown thy good
Who more than self their country loved O beautiful for spacious skies,
thoroughfare freedom beat across freedom beat across wilderness beat across wilderness
god mend thine every free o beautiful patriot precious life america america
life america america may thee crown thy good air music-hearted