'A M E R I C A'
PLANNING, FORMING, CHANGING, GROWING,
SEARCHING, FINDING, TESTING, KNOWING. . . .
MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE,
LAUGHING, LOVING, PRAISING, CARING,
PLAYING, SINGING, DANCING, SHARING. . . .
SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY, OF THEE I SING,
GUARDING, HOLDING, SHIELDING, FIGHTING,
GRIEVING, ACHING, BLEEDING, RIGHTING. . . .
LAND WHERE MY FATHERS DIED,
SAILING, LANDING, HOPING, PRAYING,
SOWING, REAPING, BUILDING, STAYING. . . .
LAND OF THE PILGRIMS' PRIDE
WORKING, MAKING, TAKING, GIVING,
SPEAKING, HEARING, CHOOSING, LIVING. . . .
FROM EVERY MOUNTAIN SIDE, LET FREEDOM RING!
Blessed is the Nation Whose God Is The Lord;
And The People Whom He Hath Choosen. . . .
Psalms 33:12
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