The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist: Happy 4th of July

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Happy 4th of July

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.

O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife,

who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life!

America! America! May God they gold refine,

till all success be nobleness, and ev'ry gain divine.

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.

4 comments:

Mikko Tyllinen said...: Beautiful!; July 3, 2011 at 6:52 AM
martinealison said...: Simplement magnifique...
Bisous; July 3, 2011 at 2:02 PM
Marlene said...: Lovely post Audrey. Happy Independence Day to you.; July 4, 2011 at 9:19 AM
Anonymous said...: Thanks for sharing the patriotism Audrey, lovely post. xox Corrine; July 4, 2011 at 7:53 PM

For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come!

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