Introduced by Kate Smith on Armistice Day, 1938.
This printing was published in 1939.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Copyright ©20 Feb 1939.
Presented in 3 keys.
The verse is rarely sung but it gives the clear setting of World War 2.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
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
Chorus
God bless America
Land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Thru 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
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: