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America the Beautiful (view source)
Revision as of 20:20, September 6, 2012
, 20:20, September 6, 2012This article's mention of "the Chinese" seems somewhat xenophobic.
"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic song written as a poem by [[Katharine Lee Bates]] and published in 1893<ref> the year 1893 is from ''A Religious History of the American People'', Sydney E. Ahlstrom, [[Yale University]] Press, 1972,1158 pp., page 7</ref> in ''The Congregationalist.'' Unlike our national anthem, [[The Star-Spangled Banner]], "America the Beautiful" has no official recognition.
"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic song written as a poem by [[Katharine Lee Bates]] and published in 1893<ref> the year 1893 is from ''A Religious History of the American People'', Sydney E. Ahlstrom, [[Yale University]] Press, 1972,1158 pp., page 7</ref> in ''The Congregationalist.'' Unlike our national anthem, [[The Star-Spangled Banner]], "America the Beautiful" has no official recognition.
Its lack of legal status and its use at official state functions fascinate [[liberal]]s and liberal observers. For example, the [[Chinese]] performed it during [[Richard Nixon]]'s visit in 1972.
Its lack of legal status and its use at official state functions fascinate [[liberal]]s and liberal observers.
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
O beautiful for spacious skies,
O beautiful for spacious skies,