Happy 250th Birthday, America! May this poem stir hearts to cherish, defend, and live out the inspired vision of “one nation under God.

In the dawn of two hundred fifty years,

A beacon rises, born of sacred fire—

From thirteen colonies forged in humble tears,

A covenant of liberty, lifting higher.

One Nation Under God, our guiding light,

Through tempests fierce and valleys dark we stand,

United hands that weave the stars so bright,

Defenders of the dream on freedom’s land.

From Lexington’s shot to Yorktown’s glorious stand,

Through Civil War’s divide and unity’s embrace,

We rose as one, by Providence’s hand,

A melting pot of souls in boundless grace.

One Nation Under God, in every prayer we sigh,

Where eagle soars on wings of eagle’s pride,

No chain can bind the spirit soaring high,

In every heart, the flame of hope abides.

Mountains whisper, oceans roar the tale,

Of pioneers who crossed the untamed wild,

Of dreamers building cities that prevail,

With faith as compass, strong and undefiled.

One Nation Under God, from sea to shining sea,

Where justice flows like rivers pure and free,

We lift our voices in sweet harmony,

A chorus echoing eternity.

In fields of amber, factories’ steady hum,

In classrooms bright and battlefields of old,

We honor those who answered freedom’s drum,

Whose sacrifice turned leaden nights to gold.

One Nation Under God, indivisible we claim,

With liberty and justice for us all,

No storm can break this everlasting flame,

No shadow dim the writing on the wall.

Two hundred fifty candles brightly burn,

A quarter-millennium of grace bestowed,

From humble birth to towers that still turn

Toward heaven’s light on every winding road.

One Nation Under God, we pledge anew,

To guard the rights our fathers bled to win,

To love our neighbor, skies forever blue,

And walk in truth where pilgrim feet begin.

Let every child recall the sacred scroll,

The parchment signed in Philadelphia’s hall,

Where “endowed by Creator” blessed each soul,

And governments derived from consent’s call.

One Nation Under God, forevermore we sing,

Through innovation’s spark and courage’s test,

A shining city on the hill we bring,

To light the world and give the weary rest.

In unity we stand, though trials may come,

Diverse in thread yet woven as one cloth,

Under the banner of the risen sun,

We choose the higher path of mercy’s troth.

One Nation Under God, our solemn vow,

To mend, to build, to heal what’s torn apart—

With grateful hearts before His throne we bow,

And recommit the soul, the mind, the heart.

O land of heroes, poets, saints, and kin,

Where opportunity knocks on every door,

May future generations breathe within

The breath of liberty forevermore.

One Nation Under God, we celebrate,

Two hundred fifty years of glory won—

From sea to sea, in every single state,

The triumph of the battle nobly won.

So lift the flag, let anthems ring aloud,

Let fireworks paint the heavens overhead,

Inspire the young, remind the wise and proud:

This covenant of faith is not yet dead.

One Nation Under God, our endless prayer,

Through every age, through joy and through the strife—

We stand as one, a testament so rare,

The greatest chapter in the book of life.

On this two hundred fiftieth blessed morn,

We thank the Almighty for the path we’ve trod,

Renewed in spirit, newly born,

One Nation Under God—forever, one.