America, The Beautiful
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O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,
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For purple mountain majesties A-bove the fruited plain!
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A-meri-ca! A-meri-ca! God shed his grace on thee
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And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea!
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O beautiful for pilgrim feet whose stem impassioned - stress
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A thoroughfare for freedom beat A-cross the wilderness!
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A-meri-ca! A-meri-ca! God mend shine every flaw,
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Confirm thy soul In self-control, Thy liber-ty in law!
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O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife.
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Who more than self the country loved And mercy more than life!
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A-meri-ca! A-meri-ca! May God thy gold refine
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Till all success Be nobleness And every gain divine!
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O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years
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Thine alabaster cities gleam Un-dimmed by human tears!
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A-meri-ca! A-meri-ca! God shed his grace on thee
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And crown thy good With brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
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O beautiful for halcyon skies, For amber waves of grain,
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For purple mountain majesties A-bove the e-nameled plain!
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A-meri-ca! A-meri-ca! God shed his grace on thee
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Till souls wax fair As earth and air And mu-sic-hearted sea!
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O beautiful for pilgrims feet, Whose stem impassioned stress
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A thoroughfare for freedom beat A-cross the wilderness!
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A-meri-ca! A-meri-ca! God shed his grace on thee
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Till paths be wrought Through wilds of thought By pilgrim foot and knee!
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O beautiful for glory-tale Of liberating strife
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When once and twice, for man's avail Men lavished precious life !
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A-meri-ca! A-meri-ca! God shed his grace on thee
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Till selfish gain No longer stain The banner of the free!
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O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years
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Thine alabaster cities gleam Un-dimmed by human tears!
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A-meri-ca! A-meri-ca! God shed his grace on thee
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Till nobler men Keep once again Thy whit-er jubi-lee!