This soulful gospel arrangement by Craig Curry brings a dramatic new voice to this beloved hymn classic. Powerful and tastefully done, it boasts colorful blues harmonies and solid choral writing, opening with an optional solo. Great for school concerts, it is also an inspired choice for worship, praising the God of all nations whose faithful people work tirelessly in His service to all people.
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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 heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self, their country loved
And mercy more than life
America! America! God may God thy gold refine
Til all success be nobleness
And every gain divine.
O beautiful for patriot dream
That see beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears.
America! America! God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea.
The land I love, America!
