Oh 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, 'Til all success be noblest And every gain devined. And you know when I was in school,we used to sing it something like this, listen here: Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties, Above the fruited plain, Well now wait a minute, I'm talking about America, sweet America You know, God done shed His grace on thee, He crowned thy good, yes He did, in a brotherhood, From sea to shining sea. "You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this..." Please ~ EVERYONE SING! Never stop singing this song:America, America, God shed His grace on thee America, I love you America, you see, My God He done shed His grace on thee, And you oughta love Him for it, Cause He, He, He ,He crowned thy good, He told me he would, with brotherhood, From sea to shining Sea. Oh Lord, oh Lord, "I thank You Lord!" Shining sea.Ray Charles ~ American Icon Born: 09/23/1930 in Albany, GA Died: 06/10/2004 in Beverly Hills, CA Happy Independence Day to All Americans!Love to our Vets!!!Sharon TO SUBSCRIBE TO GOD BLESS AMERICA, CLICK HERE. TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION, CLICK HERE. TO JUST EMAIL GOD BLESS AMERICA, CLICK HERE. DISCLAIMER The "music" and verses contained in this website are presented for your evaluation only. I urge you to purchase the artists CDs.