Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven if they will but serve the god of the land who is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have written.
America the Beautiful:
Text: Katherine Lee Bates
Music: Samuel A. Ward
Tune Name: MATERNA
In the song, America the Beautiful, we sing of the beauty and blessings, our heritage and the authors gratitude, and landscape of history of our Great Nation. In lines three and four of the song is a prayer which seems to be almost a warning. God promises to protect our land as long as we serve Him. The tunes name written by Samuel A. Ward, MATERNA, in 1920, began with the words, "O mother dear, Jerusalem."
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