O America, you're calling   I can hear you calling me   You are calling me to be true to thee,   true to thee I will be      O America, you're weeping   Let me heal your wounded heart   I will keep you in my keeping   'till there be a new start      And I will answer you   and I will take your hand   and lead you to the sun.      And I will stand by you,   do all that I can do   and we will be as one.      O America, I hear you   from your prairies to your sea   From your mountains front and all through the land   you are beautiful to me      O America, you're calling   I can hear you calling me   You are calling me to be true to thee,    true to thee I will be      And I will answer you   and I will take your hand   and lead you to the sun.      And I will stand by you,    do all that I can do   and we will be as one.      O America, you're calling   I will ever answer thee