From the recording Early Years
Lyrics
S TERROR FLASHED ACROSS THE SKY ONE WAS ANGRIER THAN I
TO SEE COMPLETED PLANS OF EVIL MEN
BRAVE MEN FOUGHT AND BRAVE MEN FELL
BUT IN THE MIDST OF ALL THIS HELL
THE FIERY RAY OF HOPE BURNED DEEP WITHIN
(CHORUS)
GOD BLESS AMERICA FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
LET THIS SONG OF HOPE RING LOUD AND STRONG
AND LET IT BEGIN WITH ME
WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE MEN WHO DIED
MY HEART CAN’T HELP BUT SWELL WITH PRIDE
TO BE A CITIZEN OF THIS GREAT LAND
A SAD REFRAIN OF MISERY
CANNOT DROWN OUT THE SYMPHONY
THAT POUNDS IN EVERY TRUE AMERICAN
(CHORUS)
AMERICA, AMERICA GOD SHED HIS GRACE ON THEE AND CROWN THY GOOD WITH BROTHERHOOD FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA GOD BLESS AMERICA FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
LET THIS SONG OF HOPE RING LOUD AND STRONG
AND LET IT BEGIN WITH ME