Posted on 10/12/2009 3:24:59 PM PDT by originalbuckeye
I just thought it would be a good time to remember how Patriotic people feel when they see the majesty of our country. These are the revised words of America the Beautiful from 1913. Katherine Lee Bates wrote the original poem in 1893 upon seeing Pike's Peak. They were set to the music of Samual Augusta Ward's 'Materna' in 1910.
America the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies For amber waves of grain For purple mpountain 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 devine!
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!
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 stern 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! Anerica! America! God shed his grace on thee Till nobler men Keep once again Thy whiter jubilee!
Sorry for the few typos. I did preview but missed a couple.
Thanks, I needed that. Always brings a tear to the eye of this old patriot.
You're not the only one FRiend.
Katherine’s words, and the song, will make a conspicuous comeback during the Palin Presidency.
Most people don't know it has four stanzas (lines?) so they applauded prematurely.
As the Communist is now our President, I also learned the first verse of "The Internationale (my version)," but I haven't recorded it yet and prefer not to.
Since you mentioned Pikes Peak:
Considering Relocating? Think about Colorado Springs…
Outside Magazine just ranking Colorado Springs as the best place to live.
http://outside.away.com/outside/destinations/200908/best-towns-america-colorado-springs.html
Outside Magazine lists as a drawback that it might be get this TOO CONSERVATIVE for some people.
As you know, Money Magazine consistently usually ranks it number 1 as well.
http://www.ownyourownmountain.com/artman/publish/Gazette_Telegraph_Article.html
I f you or a CONSERVATIVE person is considering relocating, I’d invite you to tell them about this family values oasis. I’d personally suggest Northern Colorado Springs as being the best and the most conservative.
And just to lay my cards on the table, I am not in the Real Estate business and make nothing off anyone moving here. I just know that Soros and others have dumped millions into Colorado and have succeeding in taking over the state government for the first time in decades recently.
The Springs loses out to Denver and Boulder in the state elections but it is still close enough to make a difference.
Pass this along.
Take America back starting at the center...
We used to live in Denver. I love the Colorado Springs/Manitou Springs area. We have already relocated for now to Arizona. Have to change my assignation.
Very impressive! Thanks. I will look up and print out the stanzas. I didn’t realize there were 4. Good on you for knowing them!
Rock on!!!! Most people don’t even know there are more than one verse. You have to be one of the elite.
Beast to you and watch your back.
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