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.
America, America,
They say you've lost your mind;
Grown greedy and capricious too,
Uncaring and unkind.
Still, many hearts aspire to you
When yearning to live free,
With equal rights and rule of law
From sea to shining sea.
I save a dream of you renewed,
With justice for us all;
With help for hunger, want and pain,
Our children standing tall.
It's not too late to build a world
Where everyone can thrive,
Pursuing honest happiness,
So glad to be alive.
Still beautiful, for spacious dreams,
For hope of future joy,
For liberty's true majesty
No tyrant can destroy;
America, America,
Your best is yet to be;
May those who love you join our hands
From sea to shining sea.