|
Oh beautiful, for
heroes proved,
In liberating strife,
Who more than self, our country loved,
And mercy more than life,
America, America, may
God, Thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain devined.
And you know when I was
in school,
We used to sing it something like this, listen here:
Oh beautiful, for
spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties,
Above the fruited plain,
But now wait a minute,
I'm talking about
America, sweet America,
You know, God done shed His grace on thee,
He crowned thy good, yes He did, in a brotherhood,
From sea to shining sea.
You know, I wish I had
somebody to help me sing this
(America, America, God shed His grace on thee)
America, I love you America, you see,
My God, He done shed His grace on thee,
And you oughta love Him for it,
Cause He, He, He, He, crowned thy good,
He told me He would, with brotherhood,
(From sea to shining sea).
Oh Lord, oh Lord, I thank you, Lord
(Shining sea).
Eloquently sung by
Ray Charles
We never know when we, too, will be called into eternity. I doubt if even one of those people who got on those planes, or walked into the World Trade Center or the Pentagon that morning thought it would be the last day of their lives.
Dr. Billy Graham
© Denim & Lace 2004
We will always remember . . .
|
