{"id":290591,"date":"2021-07-04T03:57:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T00:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/celebrate-america-this-4th-of-july\/"},"modified":"2021-07-04T03:57:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T00:57:12","slug":"celebrate-america-this-4th-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/celebrate-america-this-4th-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"#Celebrate America this 4th of July"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bb979c8a18\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bb979c8a18\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/celebrate-america-this-4th-of-july\/#%E2%80%9CAmerica_the_Beautiful%E2%80%9D\" >\u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Celebrate America this 4th of July<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/20200629_zaf_x99_271.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Katharine Lee Bates, a 33-year-old English literature teacher at Wellesley College, was on \u201ca merry expedition up Pike\u2019s Peak\u201d in Colorado in 1893 when she looked out \u201cover the sea-like expanse of fertile country spreading away so far under those ample skies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an instant, she said, \u201cthe opening lines of the hymn floated into my mind.\u201d Those lines became \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d \u2014 a song that will feature today in countless parades and band concerts.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone knows the first verse, with its evocation of \u201camber waves of grain\u201d and \u201cpurple mountain majesties.\u201d But how many have read \u2014 let alone sung \u2014 the entire song?<\/p>\n<p>The full hymn is more than just a poetic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciation of the country\u2019s wonders of nature. It evokes the vitality of an ever-widening America, celebrates its storied past and \u2014 most important \u2014 evokes its limitless future potential. It hails the pioneering forebears who beat \u201ca thoroughfare of freedom .\u2009.\u2009. across the wilderness\u201d and pays tribute to the nation\u2019s defenders in war, the brave \u201cheroes .\u2009.\u2009. who more than self their country loved.\u201d More: It looks forward to a day when America\u2019s \u201calabaster cities\u201d finally will \u201cgleam undimmed by human tears.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song has always stirred deep emotion. \u201cI can\u2019t read the lines without swallowing hard,\u201d one early reader wrote Bates. Voices quavered as crowds solemnly sang the song outside the White House in 1941 after Pearl Harbor and, six decades later, at Ground Zero after 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>In 1979, Pope John Paul II recited its fervent prayer \u2014 \u201cAmerica, America, God shed his grace on thee\u201d \u2014 as he descended from his plane on his first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to this country.<\/p>\n<p>The many memorable recordings and renditions \u2014 from Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson and others \u2014 all share a moving simplicity, without the vocal acrobatics that too often accompany \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s certainly the day to fully appreciate this magnificent tribute to America and all that it represents. <\/p>\n<p>Have a glorious Fourth!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAmerica_the_Beautiful%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>\u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>By Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929)<br \/>Music by Samuel Augustus Howe (1847-1903)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003O beautiful for spacious skies,<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003For amber waves of grain,<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003For purple mountain majesties<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003Above the fruited plain!<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003America! America!<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003God shed his grace on thee<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003And crown thy good with brotherhood<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003From sea to shining sea!<\/p>\n<p>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003O beautiful for pilgrim feet<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003Whose stern impassioned stress<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003A thoroughfare of freedom beat<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003Across the wilderness!<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003America! America!<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003God mend thine every flaw,<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003Confirm thy soul in self-control,<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003Thy liberty in law!<\/p>\n<p>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003O beautiful for heroes proved<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003In liberating strife.<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003Who more than self their country loved<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003And mercy more than life!<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003America! America!<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003May God thy gold refine<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003Till all success be nobleness<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003And every gain divine!<\/p>\n<p>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003O beautiful for patriot dream<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003That sees beyond the years<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003Thine alabaster cities gleam<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003Undimmed by human tears!<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003America! America!<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003God shed his grace on thee<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003And crown thy good with brotherhood<br \/>\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003From sea to shining sea!\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/07\/03\/celebrate-america-this-4th-of-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Celebrate America this 4th of July&#8221; Katharine Lee Bates, a 33-year-old English literature teacher at Wellesley College, was on \u201ca merry expedition up Pike\u2019s Peak\u201d in Colorado in 1893 when she looked out \u201cover the sea-like expanse of fertile country spreading away so far under those ample skies.\u201d In an instant, she said, \u201cthe opening&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":290592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/20200629_zaf_x99_271.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[111060,43,107761,68,67874],"class_list":["post-290591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-7-3-21","tag-editorial","tag-fourth-of-july","tag-holidays","tag-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}