The view on Pikes Peak overwhelmed Bates and she later wrote: “All the wonder of America seemed displayed there.”
It was an 1893 lecture trip from the east coast of the United States and the inspiring trek to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado that inspired poet and English college professor Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929) to write a poem about her appreciation and gratitude for this nation’s beauty and abundance. If we focus on the things that unite us and the beauty we find in our world, we can all work together to focus on the song’s ultimate promise: In this month when Americans celebrate the birth of their country, The Tabernacle Choir invites you to watch and sing along with Mack Wilberg’s arrangement of “America the Beautiful.” As you do, reflect on the things that you find most beautiful about this country and the people who have given so much to protect and preserve it. We know that our friends in other countries around the world will have similar feelings about the beauty of their own countries. Within the boundaries of this country, we can find the beauty of the earth in all its majesty. From the magnificent red-rock desert canyons of the southwest to the tall, lush forests of the northeast. From the purple mountains of the Rockies to the amber waves of grain on the Great Plains. From the warm, wet Florida Everglades in the deep south to the lush green rainforests of the Pacific Northwest. What is it that you find most beautiful about your country? For those living in the United States of America, the beauty of nature in one of the most diverse geographical areas of the world is awe-inspiring.
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