January 4, 2023

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Words and Music by Irving Berlin

(Originally composed in 1918 and later revised by him in 1938)

One day several months ago, I awoke to hearing the song “God Bless America” being sung. I don’t know quite how to describe what I was hearing – it wasn’t an auditory voice outside of myself, but rather a loud group of voices singing over me which I could hear inside my head. No, I’m not insane, but yes, I could hear it – loud and clear. It kept up all morning long. I somehow knew that it was being sung by angels – over me and over the whole country for that matter. And they were singing it ‘at the top of their lungs’ – with passion and intensity – as loud as they could.

Like I said, this went on for hours.

Bless their hearts. Angels do nothing apart from God. They are His messengers. “God Bless America,” says God.

It made me emotional, hearing that song, sung by angels over our country, as loud as they could possibly sing it. It made me think that the song must have originated by them; by the Lord. That is Who really created and wrote the song even though Irving Berlin gets the human credit. In fact, it is God Who created the United States. Then He blessed the nation He created. And then He wrote a song about how He blessed it. And then I heard angels singing it, very loudly, over me, for hours. What a privilege.

God bless America, land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home sweet home.

While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,
Let us swear allegiance to a land that’s free.
Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer:

God bless America, land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home sweet home.
God bless America,
My home sweet home.

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