American Hymn

From the Album Run for Freedom

From Italy, Germany,
Africa we come
From Vietnam by sea and land
Into her arms we run
Refugees filled with dreams
Laying our burdens down
Upon her soil we have toiled
From town to town

America, America
God shed her grace on thee
Sisterhood, brotherhood
Today I do believe

From the mills of Pittsburgh Steel
To the Iron Range
Way out west to the land
Of dry desert sage
Cowboy blues, mutton stew
California sun
To her ports we travel north
We’ve got no place now left to run

America, America
God shed her grace on thee
Sisterhood, brotherhood
Today I do believe

Potawatomi, Sioux, Ojibwe, too
Hopi, Cheyenne, Navajo
Promises unfulfilled
Still driving them out of their home
Freedom, Oh Freedom
For whom what does that mean
Like waves out on the ocean
Crossing the deep blue sea

America, America
God shed her grace on thee
Sisterhood, brotherhood
Today I do believe

Words & music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long 1983; Renewed 2025 BMI

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