God Bless America
"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. "
God Bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.
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. "
God Bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.
America's unofficial national
anthem was composed by an immigrant who left his home in Siberia for America
when he was only five years old. The original version of "God Bless
America" was written by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) during the summer of
1918 at Camp Upton, located in Yaphank, Long Island, for his Ziegfeld-style
revue, Yip, Yip, Yaphank. "Make her victorious on land and foam, God Bless
America..." ran the original lyric. However, Berlin decided that the
solemn tone of "God Bless America" was somewhat out of keeping with
the more comedic elements of the show and the song was laid aside.
In the fall of 1938, as war was
again threatening Europe, Berlin decided to write a "peace" song. He
recalled his "God Bless America" from twenty years earlier and made
some alterations to reflect the different state of the world. Singer Kate Smith
introduced the revised "God Bless America" during her radio broadcast
on Armistice Day, 1938. The song was an immediate sensation; the sheet music
was in great demand. Berlin soon established the God Bless America Fund,
dedicating the royalties to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America.
So many times God worked through men of questionable character { Irving Berlin , Hank William }.Hank William [ I will Fly way and many more songs }
But then I have to think , I get to write this blog , poor country boy save grace , and so who am I to question,
God . So Father God thank you being God over my life .
I Know I deserve hell, but you gave Grace , Joy , Peace. So in closing Father God was their God to . And the song God Bless America , the land I live , is God saying , "I got your back my children" ! Amen and Amen