“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.
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"
~ written by Irving Berlin in 1918
& revised
by him in 1938
~ Kate Smith’s signature song
The spirit
of America and the spirit of the open road that only a motorcycle can give meet
on the General Thomas R. Morgan USMC Bridge, Slatington, Pennsylvania, just
before the Fourth of July.
I
loved seeing the bridge festooned with American flags leading up to Slatington
Baptist Church, founded in its current location in 1900. To me, this image
quintessentially proclaims, “God Bless America!”
The
signs on the lampposts designate Slatington, established in 1864, as the
Blackboard Capital of America.
