Love Lamb

This pun speaks for itself.  America is the land that we love.   Let's sing and mean the words, especially this year.

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 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! 

May God thy gold refine 

Till all success be nobleness, 

And every 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! 

Oh 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 pilgrim 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 pilgrims foot and knee! 

Oh 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 strain 

The banner of the free! 

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, 

Till nobler men keep once again 

Thy whiter jubilee! 

"God shed His grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood [and sisterhood] from sea to shining sea!"  We can only hope and pray: "God mend our every flaw; confirm our souls in self-control."  Amen.

Deacon David Pierce