A simple two-part arrangement of the beautiful patriotic song by Katherine Bates. It is very accessible to younger singers or smaller choirs; perfect for a Veteran’s Day or Memorial Day concert performed by Middle School or upper Elementary school choirs.
America the Beautiful
By Katherine Lee Bates
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, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years.
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!
AMERICA!
