Thine alabaster cities gleam
is a bit ironic these days
We sang it as “thine ala-BASTARD cities gleam” figuring the teachers wouldn’t notice.
Yes, I was going to write the same.
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
Bates wrote some of the most beautiful lyrics ever penned. But, unfortunately, she could not “see beyond the years” to understand how much future Democrats would HATE America.