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~Oh 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~

Happy 4th Of July!

Featured Music: "America The Beautiful"

Katharine Lee Bates wrote the original version in 1893. She wrote the 2nd version in 1904. Her final version was written in 1913.

Katharine Lee Bates wrote:
"One day some of the other teachers and I decided to go on a trip to 14,000-foot Pikes Peak. We hired a prairie wagon. Near the top we had to leave the wagon and go the rest of the way on mules. I was very tired. But when I saw the view, I felt great joy. All the wonder of America seemed displayed there, with the sea-like expanse."

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