I love America. When I first came to this country as a little child, we used to sing these songs that stress our faith in God.

I LOVE AMERICA. When I first came to this country we used to sing these songs that stress our faith in God.  (c) Hadassah Shabnam Lal.


God Bless America

Was written by a JEW named Irving Berlin (An American Jew)

Words and music by Irving Berlin

© Copyright 1938, 1939 by Irving Berlin

© Copyright Renewed 1965, 1966 by Irving Berlin

© Copyright Assigned to the Trustees of the God Bless America Fund

International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.

Used by Permission

"While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,

Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free,

Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,

As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer. "

God Bless America,

Land that I love.

Stand beside her, and guide her

Thru the night with a light from above.

From the mountains, to the prairies,

To the oceans, white with foam

God bless America, My home sweet home.

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America the Beautiful
Katharine Lee Bates and the music composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward.

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 impassion'd stress

A thoroughfare for freedom beat

Across the wilderness

America! America!

God mend thine ev'ry flaw,

Confirm thy soul in self-control,

Thy liberty in law.

O beautiful for heroes prov'd

In liberating strife,

Who more than self their country lov'd,

And mercy more than life.

America! America!

May God thy 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.

Faith of our Fathers by: Frederick William Faber

Faith of our fathers, living still, In spite of dungeon, fire and sword; O how our hearts beat high with joy Whene'er we hear thy wondrous voice!

Refrain

Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our fathers, we will strive To win all nations unto Thee; And through the truth that comes from God, We all shall then be truly free.

Refrain

Faith of our fathers, we will love

Both friend and foe in all our strife;

And preach Thee, too, as love knows how

By kindly words and virtuous life.

Refrain

America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)

Text:

Samuel F. Smith, 1808-1895

<p>Music: Thesaurus Musicus</p>Tune: AMERICA, Meter: 664.6664

1.      My country,' tis of thee,         

sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;      

   land where my fathers died,        

land of the pilgrims' pride,       

  from every mountainside let freedom ring!  

2.      My native country, thee,        

 land of the noble free, thy name I love;      

   I love thy rocks and rills,       

  thy woods and templed hills;       

  my heart with rapture thrills, like that above. 

 3.      Let music swell the breeze,        

 and ring from all the trees sweet freedom's song;     

    let mortal tongues awake;       

  let all that breathe partake;        

 let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong.

  4.      Our fathers' God, to thee,         

author of liberty, to thee we sing;       

  long may our land be bright        

 with freedom's holy light;      

   protect us by thy might, great God, our King.