God Bless America
by Irving Berlin

                                                                    
"While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,
Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free,
Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer. "

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God Bless America, Land that I love.
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Stand beside her, and guide her thru the night with a light from above.

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From the mountains, to the prairies,
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To the oceans, white with foam
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God bless America, my home sweet home.
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God bless America, my home sweet home.

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From the mountains, to the prairies,
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To the oceans, white with foam
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God bless America, my home sweet home.

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God bless America, my home sweet home.

(cropped photo by Thomas E. Franklin, The Record)

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From June 30, 2006