|
America the Beautiful
Words by Katharine Lee Bates,
Melody by Samuel Ward
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
|
This
was the first song,
with the whole audience
standing and singing together,
led by Robbie Lindquist. |
|
The Meeting of the Waters
Solo by Robbie Lindquist
There is not in the wide world a
valley so sweet
As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet
Oh the last rays of feeling and life must depart
Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my heart
Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my heart
Yet it was not that nature had shed o'er the scene
Her purest of crystal and brightest of green
'Twas not her soft magic of streamlet or hill
Oh No 'twas something more exquisite still
Oh No 'twas something more exquisite still
'Twas that friends, the belov'd of my bosom were near
Who made every scene of enchantment more dear
And who felt how the best charms of nature improve
When we see them reflected from looks that we love
When we see them reflected from looks that we love
Sweet vale of Avoca! How calm could I rest
In thy bosom of shade, with the friends I love best
Where the storms that we feel in this cold world should cease
And our hearts, like thy waters, be mingled in peace
And our hearts, like thy waters, be mingled in peace |
Inspired
by a visit with friends
to the Vale of Avoca (in County Wicklow, Ireland), Thomas Moore wrote these
words to an old Irish air,
The Old Head of Dennis.
|
|
|
Army Air Corps
Song
Off we go_____in-to the wild blue yon - der,
climb-ing high____ in-to the sun.___________
Here they come,____zoom-ing to meet our thun-der,
at 'em boys,______ give 'er the gun! (Give 'er the gun now!)
Down we dive,____ spout-ing our flame from un-der,
off with one____ hell-uv-a roar!
We live____ in fame_____or go down_____in flame.
Shout! Noth-ing-'ll stop the Ar-my Air Corps!___
Minds of men_____fash-ioned a crate of thun-der,
sent it high_____in-to the blue._____________
Hands of men______blast-ed the world a - sun - der;
how they lived______God on-ly knew! (God on-ly knew them!)
Souls of men____ dream-ing of skies to con-quer
gave us wings,______ev-er to soar!___________
With scouts____ be-fore____and bomb - ers ga-lore,
Shout! Noth-ing-'ll stop the Ar-my Air Corps!___
Off we go_____in-to the wild sky yon-der,
keep the wings___lev-el and true.____________
If you'd live_____to be a gray - haired won - der
keep the nose_____out of the blue! (Out of the blue, boy!)
Fly-ing men, guard-ing the na-tions bor-der,
we'll be there,______fol-lowed by more!______
In ech-e-lon ______ we car - ry one.
Shout! Noth-ing-'ll stop the Ar-my Air Corps!___
Written by Robert Crawford
~ |
|
This
song was sung by our family
friend, Robbie Lindquist,
at Mack's request,
after he heard Robbie sing it
at his own father's funeral.
During the song, Robbie makes the sound of an airplane
flying over -- with great effect!
|