America the Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates, 1859-1929 (Hymn #696, United Methodist Hymnal) from HymnSite.com, with lyrics, texts, MIDI files, piano scores, ppt slides, videos, and more.

1. 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 from sea to shining sea. 2. O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life ...

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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 their country love And mercy more than life! 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!

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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!

UMH 696 O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, For purple mountains 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 heroes proved in liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life ...

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 their country loved And mercy more than life! America! America!

Authoritative information about the hymn text America the Beautiful, with lyrics, MIDI files, PDF files, printable scores, audio recordings, piano resources, and products for worship planners.