O beautiful for spacious skies, br For amber waves of grain, br For purple mountain majesties br Above the fruited plain! br America! America! br God shed His grace on thee br And crown thy good with brotherhood br From sea to shining sea! br br O beautiful for pilgrim feet, br Whose stern, impassioned stress br A thoroughfare for freedom beat br Across the wilderness! br America! America! br God mend thine every flaw, br Confirm thy soul in self-control, br Thy liberty in law! br br O beautiful for heroes proved br In liberating strife, br Who more than self their country loved, br And mercy more than life! br America! America! br May God thy gold refine, br Till all success be nobleness, br And every gain divine! br br O beautiful for patriot dream br That sees beyond the years br Thine alabaster cities gleam br Undimmed by human tears! br America! America! br God shed His grace on thee br And crown thy good with brotherhood br From sea to shining sea!br br Katharine Lee Batesbr br