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AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
O BEAUTIFUL for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Those stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
O 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,
Till all success be nobleness,
And every gain divine.
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
KATHERINE LEE BATES
"As long as you believe what you're doing is meaningful, you can cut through fear and exhaustion and take the next step."
Arlene Blum
Jamestown was the first English settlement in the
U.S., and was also the first capital of Virginia (named for
England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I). This first of the
original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk
cultivation which was to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop. It's still the major cash crop of Virginia today and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
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