Covenant Presbyterian Church

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3003 Northland Drive | Austin, Texas 78757 512.454.5231 | » email us

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“While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, let us swear allegiance to a land thats free. Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, as we raise our voices in a solemn prayer. 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.” The above words are the lyrics of Irving Berlins famous God Bless America. Berlin wrote the song in 1918 while he was serving in the U. S. Army, and the song was later revised by him in 1938 as sung by Kate Smith. It was my privilege yesterday to address one of our local civic clubs and I decided to use this familiar song as the basis of ...