America the Beautiful ~ lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates, sung by Ray Charles

America the Beautiful ~ lyrics by Katherine Lee Bates
(1) History, click here. (2) Sung by Ray Charles, "Official Video" click here.

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
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 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!