America Bless God

Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! 

Bless the Lord O my soul, and forget not all His benefits (Psalm 103:1-2).

This year, as we celebrate Independence Day

There are some things we need to recall

How God has blessed us each step of the way

Without Him, we would have no blessings at all

What our ancestors acknowledged as true

We must remember this day and every day

It should be the same, even more now, for me and you

As there are those who would argue, the meaning is falling away

“All men are created equal and endowed by their Creator

 with inalienable rights,” states the Declaration of Independence.

Those men who unanimously penned this document, included later

Their “firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence.”

“The Star-Spangled Banner,” the anthem of our land

Praises the God who has blessed us

With His power and His hand

As the One in whom we should trust.

Read these words written by Francis Scott Key

In 1814, nearly two hundred years ago

As I read them today, I could plainly see

How he recognized that God had blessed us so

“Blest with vict’ry and peace, may the Heav’n rescued land

Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!

Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,

And this be our motto: “In God is our trust;”

And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”

In 1918 Irving Berlin wrote another patriotic verse

“God bless America, the land that we love"

In the form of a prayer, he acknowledged God first

And asked for this nation His blessings from above

“In God We Trust” was placed on the two-cent coin in 1864

Followed by the nickel, quarter, half dollar and the one

Finally all coins contained this motto, and more

For currency was also included, now it is on every single one

Over the years, God’s activity has been acknowledged

As our leaders continued to recognize His hand.

For Eisenhower, in 1954, included in the national pledge

“One nation under God” as Communism threatened our land.

It is not Communism today, but America is definitely under attack

Not from terrorists alone but also from some of our very own

There are those who want to rewrite history, turn the clock back

And say that what our ancestors said, they did not mean

The only hope that the blessings America has experienced will last

Is, like our ancestors, we recognize His hand on this land we trod

He does not need us - we need Him and His blessings of the past

God has blessed America.  America should acknowledge and bless God.

If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14).