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"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.

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,  

For amber waves of grain,  

:For amber waves of grain,  

For purple mountain majesties  

:For purple mountain majesties  

Above the fruited plain!  

:Above the fruited plain!  

America! America!  

:America! America!  

God shed his grace on thee  

:God shed his grace on thee  

And crown thy good with brotherhood  

:And crown thy good with brotherhood  

From sea to shining sea!  

:From sea to shining sea!  

O beautiful for pilgrim feet  

:O beautiful for pilgrim feet  

Whose stern impassioned stress

:Whose stern impassioned stress

A thoroughfare of freedom beat  

:A thoroughfare of freedom beat  

Across the wilderness!  

:Across the wilderness!  

America! America!  

:America! America!  

God mend thine every flaw,  

:God mend thine every flaw,  

Confirm thy soul in self-control,  

:Confirm thy soul in self-control,  

Thy liberty in law!  

:Thy liberty in law!  

O beautiful for heroes proved  

:O beautiful for heroes proved  

In liberating strife.  

:In liberating strife.  

Who more than self their country loved

:Who more than self their country loved

And mercy more than life!  

:And mercy more than life!  

America! America!  

:America! America!  

May God thy gold refine  

:May God thy gold refine  

Till all success be nobleness  

:Till all success be nobleness  

And every gain divine!  

:And every gain divine!  

O beautiful for patriot dream  

:O beautiful for patriot dream  

That sees beyond the years  

:That sees beyond the years  

Thine alabaster cities gleam  

:Thine alabaster cities gleam  

Undimmed by human tears!  

:Undimmed by human tears!  

America! America!  

:America! America!  

God shed his grace on thee  

:God shed his grace on thee  

And crown thy good with brotherhood  

:And crown thy good with brotherhood  

From sea to shining sea!  

:From sea to shining sea!  

O beautiful for halcyon skies,  

:O beautiful for halcyon skies,  

For amber waves of grain,  

:For amber waves of grain,  

For purple mountain majesties  

:For purple mountain majesties  

Above the enameled plain!  

:Above the enameled plain!  

America! America!  

:America! America!  

God shed his grace on thee  

:God shed his grace on thee  

Till souls wax fair as earth and air  

:Till souls wax fair as earth and air  

And music-hearted sea!  

:And music-hearted sea!  

O beautiful for pilgrims feet,  

:O beautiful for pilgrims feet,  

Whose stem impassioned stress  

:Whose stem impassioned stress  

A thoroughfare for freedom beat  

:A thoroughfare for freedom beat  

Across the wilderness!  

:Across the wilderness!  

America! America!  

:America! America!  

God shed his grace on thee  

:God shed his grace on thee  

Till paths be wrought through  

:Till paths be wrought through  

wilds of thought  

:wilds of thought  

By pilgrim foot and knee!  

:By pilgrim foot and knee!  

O beautiful for glory-tale  

:O beautiful for glory-tale  

Of liberating strife  

:Of liberating strife  

When once and twice,  

:When once and twice,  

for man's avail  

:for man's avail  

Men lavished precious life!  

:Men lavished precious life!  

America! America!  

:America! America!  

God shed his grace on thee  

:God shed his grace on thee  

Till selfish gain no longer stain  

:Till selfish gain no longer stain  

The banner of the free!  

:The banner of the free!  

O beautiful for patriot dream  

:O beautiful for patriot dream  

That sees beyond the years  

:That sees beyond the years  

Thine alabaster cities gleam  

:Thine alabaster cities gleam  

Undimmed by human tears!  

:Undimmed by human tears!  

America! America!  

:America! America!  

God shed his grace on thee  

:God shed his grace on thee  

Till nobler men keep once again  

:Till nobler men keep once again  

Thy whiter jubilee!  

:Thy whiter jubilee!  

==References==

==References==