[Verse:] 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
[Refrain:] 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
[Alternate lines from Kate Smith's 1938 premiere performance, later dropped:] From the green fields of Virginia To the gold fields out in Nome