Words = <<
\lyricsto "sopvox" \context Lyrics = a { \set stanza = "1. "
	O beau -- ti -- ful for spa -- cious skies,
	For am -- ber waves of grain,
	For pur -- ple moun -- tain maj -- es -- ties
	a -- bove the fruit -- ed plain!

	A -- mer -- i -- ca!  A -- mer -- i -- ca!
	God shed His grace on thee
	And crown thy good with broth -- er -- hood
	from sea to shin -- ing sea!
}
\lyricsto "sopvox" \context Lyrics = b { \set stanza = "2. "
	O beau -- ti -- ful for pil -- grim feet,
	whose stern, im -- pas -- sioned stress
	a thor -- ough -- fare for free -- dom beat
	a -- cross the wil -- der -- ness!

	A -- mer -- i -- ca! A -- mer -- i -- ca!
	God mend thine ev -- 'ry flaw,
	Con -- firm thy soul in self -- con -- trol,
	Thy lib -- er -- ty in law!
}
\lyricsto "sopvox" \context Lyrics = c { \set stanza = "3. "
	O beau -- ti -- ful for he -- roes proved
	in lib -- er -- at -- ing strife,
	a thor -- ough -- fare for free -- dom beat
	a -- cross the wil -- der -- ness!

	A -- mer -- i -- ca! A -- mer -- i -- ca!
	May God thy gold re -- fine
	Till all suc -- cess be no -- ble -- ness
	and ev -- 'ry gain di -- vine!
}
\lyricsto "sopvox" \context Lyrics = d { \set stanza = "4. "
	O beau -- ti -- ful for pa -- triot dream
	that sees be -- yond the years
	Thine al -- a -- bas -- ter cit -- ies gleam,
	un -- dimmed by hu -- man tears!

	A -- mer -- i -- ca! A -- mer -- i -- ca!
	God shed His grace on thee
	And crown thy good with broth -- er -- hood
	from sea to shin -- ing sea!
}
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