O Lord, our God, Thy mighty hand

Hath made our country free;

From all her broad and happy land

May praise arise to Thee.

Fulfil the promise of her youth,

Her liberty defend;

By law and order, love and truth,

America befriend!

The strength of every state increase

In Union’s golden chain;

Her thousand cities fill with peace,

Her million fields with grain.

The virtues of her mingled blood

In one new people blend;

By unity and brotherhood

America befriend!

O suffer not her feet to stray;

But guide her untaught might,

That she may walk in peaceful day,

And lead the world in light.

Bring down the proud, lift up the poor,

Unequal ways amend;

By justice, nation-wide and sure,

America befriend!

Through all the waiting land proclaim

Thy gospel of good-will;

And may the music of Thy name

In every bosom thrill.

O’er hill and vale, from sea to sea,

Thy holy reign extend;

By faith and hope and charity,

America befriend!