Uncrowned, among the kingdoms old, Uplift the torch with flame of gold! Immortal youth adorns thy sacred brow, Humanity's new light there shineth now; O haste the hour when strife shall cease, And light the world to hope and peace— America! America! Let all the earth exultant be, Hail here the voice of Liberty! Let East and West thy message ring And to mankind its portent bring. Safeguard this land of common good, The cradle of sweet brotherhood. Unsung thy fields of amber grain, Thy mountains grand that shade the plain; Strong hands of Labor reached from sea to sea, With heart and mind untouched by tyranny; O, then, proclaim to all who give That freedom here to men shall live— America! America! Unfurl against the skies of Night, Thy shining emblem glowing bright, With paling stars to tell the coming birth Of that new day upon the travailed earth When praise of God, the nations sing, And love in Majesty, our King. America! America! Let all the earth exultant be, Hail here the voice of Liberty! Let East and West thy message ring And to mankind its portent bring. O forge the bond of common good, And usher in sweet brotherhood. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAST MAN by THOMAS CAMPBELL THE ADMIRER by CLAUDIA EMERSON RIDDLE: SEWING NEEDLE AND THREAD by MOTHER GOOSE HEALTHFUL OLD AGE, FR. AS YOU LIKE IT by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SONNET: HENRY HOWARD BROWNELL by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE BLUE BIRD by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA |