America: Land of Glory

My burdened country, tis of thee
Still beautiful are its halcyon skies
America! Free of woes we long to be.
God, shed Your grace upon blind eyes.
Unite us with love and brotherhood
Enlighten our hearts to do only good.

Make us torchbearers for a better life
to achieve all our hopes and dreams.
Rid us of the political woes and strife...
the past four years of lies and schemes.
America! We've lived in days of fears
It's time to stop spilling sorrowful tears.

As imperfect humans, we all have flaws
America!   America! The country we love.
There's a reason we should obey its laws
God commands it from his throne above.
Across the plains and from sea to sea
We're thankful for mountains of majesty.

We renounce slander against your name
by those who smear and propagandize.
Prigs who harass and vilify with false claim
that America is a country without a heart
but that kind of attitude is one we chastise.
America! This is just a chapter in your story.
Your light will shine again in wondrous glory.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 7/8/2021 11:51:00 PM
A lovely patriotic anthem, Jenna, way to go:)
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Jenna Logan
Date: 7/9/2021 7:25:00 AM
Thanks so much, Jo.
Date: 7/6/2021 6:39:00 PM
Hello Jenna … a wonderful verse to urge the people to rise above all the lies and negativity that the rest of the world was seeing. America is great and will always be great - thank you Jenna - Lindsay
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Jenna Logan
Date: 7/6/2021 7:10:00 PM
Hi, Lindsay, and thanks so much for enjoying these lines enough to leave your wonderful comments.
Date: 7/6/2021 11:44:00 AM
way to go Jenna you certainly will give the USA basher something to think about , shame on him for spewing his crap its no wonder i have him blocked!:-) hugs Jan xx love the way you used david's torchbearer in the poem BRAVO to the both of you:-) hugs Jan xx
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Jenna Logan
Date: 7/6/2021 3:47:00 PM
Thanks, Jan. He spews but has no clue. Thanks for reading and leaving your kind comments.
Date: 7/6/2021 11:42:00 AM
Wow Jenna when you said you where inspired to write a poem, you weren’t kidding, this one is almost an alternative national anthem, my my some people won’t be happy to here the good news, America is strong and still leads the free world, cheers David
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Jenna Logan
Date: 7/6/2021 3:45:00 PM
Some people are never happy unless they’re mocking someone or something. He thinks he has a handle on facts, but is terribly misguided. ThNks, David and Jan.
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Jan Allison
Date: 7/6/2021 11:45:00 AM
BRAVO to you both for standing up to the moron:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 7/6/2021 11:17:00 AM
Absolutely beautiful and so full of truth...and grace, Jenna. I enjoyed it immensely. "We renounce slander against your name." Absolutely!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 7/6/2021 3:42:00 PM
I felt the need to reply to yet another attack by the Aussie on America. Thanks
Date: 7/6/2021 10:15:00 AM
This is almost a prayer to USA. There is much to change to achieve perfection. Yet from the pictures I see, USA is such a lovely place. Hugs.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 7/6/2021 10:54:00 AM
Perfection will not be possible until the world is reigned by God. There should be lots of prayers being offered to right the wrongs, not only in America, but across the globe. Thanks for reading, Victor.
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