[00:18.44]Oh beautiful, for heroes proved, [00:27.11]In liberating strife, [00:36.45]Who more than self, our country loved, [00:44.53]And mercy more than life, [00:49.61] [00:55.17]America, America, may God thy gold refine, [01:09.52]Till all success be nobleness [01:19.66]And every gain devined. [01:24.89] [01:25.59]And you know when I was in school, [01:27.06]We used to sing it something like this, listen here: [01:28.64] [01:29.29]Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, [01:40.22]For amber waves of grain, [01:44.61]For purple mountain majesties, [01:57.38]Above the fruited plain, [02:01.62] [02:03.20]But now wait a minute, I'm talking about [02:06.25]America, sweet America, [02:15.55]You know, God done shed his grace on thee, [02:22.21]He crowned thy good, yes he did, in a brotherhood, [02:32.01]From sea to shining sea. [02:37.67] [02:38.08]You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this [02:41.08](America, America, God shed his grace on thee) [02:45.04]America, I love you America, you see, [02:51.92]My God he done shed his grace on thee, [02:57.52]And you oughta love him for it, [02:58.76]Cause he, he, he, he, crowned thy good, [03:03.22]He told me he would, with brotherhood, [03:08.50](From sea to shining sea). [03:15.49]Oh Lord, oh Lord, I thank you Lord [03:20.94](Shining sea). [03:26.07] [03:26.75]end