Power and the Glory 1974 by Phil Ochs Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Come on and take a walk with me
Through this green and growing land
Walk through the meadows and the mountains and the sand
Walk through the valleys and the rivers and the plain
Walk through the sun and walk through the rain

[Chorus]
Here is a land full of power and glory
Beauty that words cannot recall
Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
And her glory shall rest on us all

[Verse 2]
From Colorado, Kansas, and the Carolinas too
Virginia and Alaska, from the old unto the new
Texas and Ohio and the California shore
Tell me, who could ask for more?

[Chorus]
For here is a land full of power and glory
Beauty that words cannot recall
Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
And her glory shall rest on us all
[Verse 3]
Yet she's only as rich as the poorest of the poor
Only as free as a padlocked prison door
Only as strong as our love for this land
Only as tall as we stand

[Chorus]
For here is a land full of power and glory
Beauty that words cannot recall
Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
And her glory shall rest on us all

[Piccolo section solo]

[Chorus]
Here is a land full of power and glory
Beauty that words cannot recall
Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
Her glory shall rest on us all, on us all

[Verse 4]
Come on and take a walk with me
Through this green and growing land
Walk through the meadows and the mountains and the sand
Walk through the valleys and the rivers and the plain
Walk through the sun and walk through the rain
[Chorus]
Here is a land full of power and glory
Beauty that words cannot recall
Oh her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
Her glory shall rest on us all, on us all