Happy birthday America,

a land for the free

home to liberty.

You started as an idea,

a rebellion

against an overreaching king

across the sea.

Lives laid on the line

when a revolution

would define

generations to come;

Independence declared

and the shot

was heard round the world.

A thread of sacrifice

from colony to colony,

seeking to undo

the stronghold of a

formidable foe.

Redcoats to fear,

muskets in hand

of ordinary patriots;

this is a land for the free,

home to liberty.

Hard fought and won

by Providence’s Hand-

Washington, Adams,

Jefferson, Franklin

and even Lafayette

forged our flag

with courage, intellect, honor

and sacrifice.

What blessing is ours,

what grace to receive.

Born American,

and naturalized citizens

teeming with ideas

and grit

and prayer

for the New Experiment.

Is she flawless?

heavens, no-

but what such place is?

We became

a land for the free,

home to liberty;

and with God’s help

we will endure,

looking to Him

for grace secure.

The future awaits

but we must

bend the knee

to keep

a land for the free,

home to liberty.