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From sea to shining sea
From one coast to another.
Taken
from a line in 'America the Beautiful', the patriotic song
written by Katharine Lee Bates in 1893. She wrote other versions
later, in 1904 and 1913.
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!
She wrote the song following an inspirational visit to Pikes
Peak, Colorado, USA, which she later described thus:
"One day some of the other teachers and I decided to
go on a trip to 14,000-foot Pikes Peak. We hired a prairie
wagon. Near the top we had to leave the wagon and go the rest
of the way on mules. I was very tired. But when I saw the
view, I felt great joy. All the wonder of America seemed displayed
there, with the sea-like expanse."
The phrase is also frequently associated with Canada. The
Canadian national motto - "A mari usque ad mare",
translates as "From sea to sea". This has biblical
origin:
"He shall have dominion from sea to sea and from the
river unto the ends of the earth." (Psalm 72:8)
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