Oh say can you see,
By the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed,
At the twilight’s last gleaming?
Oh beautiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties,
Above the fruited plain,
From the lakes of Minnesota
To the hills of Tennessee
Across the plains of Texas
From sea to shining sea
From Detroit down to Houston
And New York to L.A
Well there’s pride in every American heart
And it’s time we stand and say
God bless America, land that I love
America, America, God shed his grace on thee
Stand beside Her and guide Her
From sea to shining sea
I’m proud to be an American
Where at least I know I’m free
And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me
And I’d gladly stand up next to you and defend Her still today
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt
I love this land
And thy rocket’s red glare,
Thy bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night,
That out flag was still there.
Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave,
O’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
