00:16From the shores where the pilgrims first prayed
00:19To the quills of the founders who dreamed unafraid
00:24They carved out a nation in liberty's name
00:27With we the people in God's holy flame
00:32Through blood-soaked fields where the revolution rang
00:37Farmers and dreamers answered freedom's call
00:43They pledged their lives, their fortunes, their all
00:51So a new light of hope could shine over us all
00:59Oh, America, 250 years strong
01:06Stars and stripes forever
01:10Lift your voices in song
01:15Thank you God
01:17For this land of the free
01:20For the grave who stood tall
01:22So that we could lead
01:23From Lexington green
01:25To the sands of Iraq
01:27Every heartbeat of freedom beats strong in our hearts
01:31We thank you Lord
01:33For the red, white, and blue
01:38America, sweet land
01:41We owe it all to you
01:51Union soldiers march through the cannon's war
01:58Brothers in blue healing
02:01Brothers in blue healing
02:01A nation's torn core
02:04They fought for the union
02:08They fought against chains
02:13So every soul could walk free in these plains
02:20And the doughboys crossed the oceans so wide
02:25In the trenches of hell for democracy's tight
02:28The greatest generations stormed the beaches of Normandy shore
02:33They crushed the darkness
02:37They crushed the darkness
02:38And gave us peace evermore
02:42Oh, America, 250 years strong
02:48Stars and stripes forever
02:52Lift your voices in song
02:57Thank you God
02:59For this land of the free
03:01All the brave who stood tall
03:03So that we could lead
03:05From Lexington green
03:07To the sands of Iraq
03:08Every heartbeat of freedom beats strong in our hearts
03:12We thank you Lord
03:15For the red, white, and blue
03:19America, sweet land
03:24We owe it all to you
03:29Through the frozen hills of Korea's fight
03:33The jungles of Vietnam in the heat of the night
03:37And the sons and daughters who answered the call
03:41Against terror's shadow they gave their all
03:44Mothers and fathers, husbands and wives
03:48Left empty chairs so their children could thrive
03:52No greater love has any soul strong
03:57Than to lay down their life
03:59For freedoms we've known
04:06So on this golden 250th year
04:09We stand on their shoulders without any fear
04:13We thank the founders, the fallen, the brave
04:16Who watered the tree with the blood that they gave
04:20For my freedom, my children, my right to dream
04:24I fall to my knees
04:26By the liberty bells ring
04:28God bless this nation
04:29Keep her heart pure and true
04:31Under God
04:33Indivisible
04:34Me and you
04:38Me and you
04:42Oh
04:47Oh
04:47Oh America
04:52250 years strong
04:56May your light shine brighter
05:01As we carry it on
05:05Thank you God
05:07For this land of the free
05:09For every hero who died for you and me
05:13From the revolution spark to tomorrow's bright dawn
05:16We'll honor your memory in every new song
05:20We thank you Lord
05:22For the red, white and blue
05:25America
05:30We love you
05:32God bless you
05:36Happy birthday America
05:39Thank you
05:41For my freedom
05:43Amen
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