America the Beautiful

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"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic American song, often considered an unofficial national anthem, that praises the natural beauty and ideals of the United States.

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Label Occurrences
America the Beautiful canonical 3
America! America! 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American song
hymn
patriotic song
associatedWithPlace Pikes Peak
commemoratedBy Pikes Peak plaque honoring Katharine Lee Bates
composer Samuel A. Ward
consideredFor national anthem of the United States
contrastedWith The Star-Spangled Banner
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs unofficial national anthem of the United States
genre hymn
patriotic music
hasNumberOfVerses 4
hasPart lyrics
melody
inspiredBy view from Pikes Peak
language English
lyricist Katharine Lee Bates
lyricsFirstPublishedAs poem
lyricsFirstPublishedIn The Congregationalist
lyricsFirstPublishedYear 1895
mentions amber waves of grain
fruited plain
purple mountain majesties
spacious skies
musicComposedYear 1882
musicOriginallyTitled Materna
performedBy church choirs
military bands
popular music artists
school choirs
poet Katharine Lee Bates
praises American ideals
natural beauty of the United States
publicationYear 1895
refrain America the Beautiful self-linksurface differs
surface form: America! America!

God shed His grace on thee
setInMeter common meter double
subjectMatter United States of America
theme gratitude
moral responsibility
national unity
patriotism
religious faith
usedOnOccasion Independence Day celebrations
Memorial Day ceremonies
Presidential inaugurations
sporting events in the United States

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Combined Armed Forces chorus performerOf America the Beautiful
United States national symbols includes America the Beautiful
Pikes Peak inspiredWork America the Beautiful
America the Beautiful refrain America the Beautiful self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: America! America!