Given that Gracie loved July 4, not just because it is Independence Day, but also because it was her father’s birthday, I thought it would be good to re-post this video of her playing 2 of her favorite patriotic songs: America, the Beautiful, and God Bless America.
Lyrics:
AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL, by Katherine Lee Bates
1 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.
2 O beautiful for heroes proved
in liberating strife,
who more than self their country loved,
and mercy more than life!
America! America! May God thy gold refine,
till all success be nobleness,
and every gain divine.
3 O beautiful for patriot dream
that sees beyond the years
thine alabaster cities gleam,
undimmed by human tears!
America! America! God mend thine every flaw,
confirm thy soul in self-control,
thy liberty in law.
GOD BLESS AMERICA, by Irving Berlin
God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above
From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home.
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So good – Thank you Joann! Blessings on this special day!
Oh, how I miss Gracie! I miss her playing, as well! Thank you for posting this, Joann!