[Verse:]
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While the storm clouds gather far across the sea
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Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free
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Let us all be grateful for a land so fair
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As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer
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[Refrain:]
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God bless America
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Land that I love
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Stand beside her and guide her
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Through the night with a light from above
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From the mountains to the prairies
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To the oceans white with foam
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God bless America, my home sweet home
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God bless America, my home sweet home
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[Alternate lines from Kate Smith's 1938 premiere performance, later dropped:]
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From the green fields of Virginia
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To the gold fields out in Nome
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God Bless America
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| Irving Berlin |
