America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)

Commonly referred to as America
by Rev. Samuel F. Smith

My country, 'tis of Thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.

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.

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.

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.

Our glorious Land to-day,
'Neath Education's sway,
Soars upward still.
Its hills of learning fair,
Whose bounties all may share,
Behold them everywhere
On vale and hill!

Thy safeguard, Liberty,
The school shall ever be,
Our Nation's pride!
No tyrant hand shall smite,
While with encircling might
All here are taught the Right
With Truth allied.

Beneath Heaven's gracious will
The stars of progress still
Our course do sway;
In unity sublime
To broader heights we climb,
Triumphant over Time,
God speeds our way!

Grand birthright of our sires,
Our altars and our fires
Keep we still pure!
Our starry flag unfurled,
The hope of all the world,
In peace and light imperiled,
God hold secure!

9/12 projet

On Saturday September 12 our family marched from the Train Depot to Capital Park. We pushed the stroller with our kids waving American flags and the don't tread on me flag (means liberty)this flag can be traced all the way back to Benjamin Franklin.
We made signs stating our opposition to big government, the ridicoulous healthcare bill and the outrageous spending and federal deficit of trillions.
We sang patriot songs such as National Anthem, God bless America, America and more. We repeated USA,USA,USA tears came to my eyes many times feeling our love for our country. When we reached capital park we listened to various speakers,said the pledge of allegiance and thought about how sad it would be without the word GOD. We signed our name below the DECELERATION OF INDEPENDENCE which is hanging by a thread.
There was an awesome speaker who immigrated from a communist country that watched his country transform into a communist country. He spoke about the change that took place before and leading to the change to communism of his country. He said that the changes taking place here in the USA are mimicking the changes that took place before his country become 100% communist.

We are either standing and defending the constitution or we are against it. I am tired of sitting and doing nothing watching our freedoms shrivel as we remain completely unaware. I believe we can make a difference.