I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Proud to be an American

My Country, 'Tis of Thee - Samuel F. Smith

1. My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing;
   Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride,
   From ev'ry mountainside Let freedom ring!
2. My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love;
   I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills.
   My heart with rapture thrills Like that above.
3. Let music swell the breeze And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song;
   Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake;
   Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong.
4. Our fathers' God, to thee, Author of liberty, To thee we sing;
   Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light.
   Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King!

America the Beautiful - Katherine Lee Bates

1. Oh, 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
2. Oh, beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress
   A thoroughfare of freedom beat Across the wilderness!
   America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
   Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law.
3. Oh, 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 ev'ry gain divine.
4. Oh, 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.

The Star-Spangled Banner - Francis Scott Key

1. Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
   Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
   And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thru the night that our 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?
2. On the shore, dimly seen thru the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
   What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
   Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines on the stream;
   'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh, long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
3. Oh, thus be it ever, when free men shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
   Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation!
   Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust!"
   And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Battle Hymn of the Republic - Julia Ward Howe

1. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
   He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.
   He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible, swift sword; His truth is marching on.
   Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah!
   Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
2. He has sounded forth the trumpet That shall never call retreat;
   He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment seat.
   Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on.
   Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah!
   Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
3. In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea,
   With a glory is his bosom that transfigures you and me.
   As he died to make men holy, let us live to make men free, While God is marching on.
   Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah!
   Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.

God Bless America - Irving Berlin
While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,
Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free,
Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer:

God Bless America. Land that I love
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies ,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America My home sweet home.

God Bless America, Land that I love
Stand beside her, And guide her,
Through the night With the light from above,
From the mountains, To the prairies,
To the ocean, White with foam,
God bless America, My home sweet home.
God bless America, My home sweet home.