America’s Prosperity + 

They tell me thou art rich, my country: gold + 

In glittering flood has poured into thy chest; + 

Thy flocks and herds increase, thy barns are pressed + 

With harvest, and thy stores can hardly hold + 

Their merchandise; unending trains are rolled + 

Along thy network rails of East and West; + 

Thy factories and forges never rest; + 

Thou art enriched in all things bought and sold! + 

But dost thou prosper? Better news I crave. + 

O dearest country, is it well with thee + 

Indeed, and is thy soul in health? + 

A nobler people, hearts more wisely brave, + 

And thoughts that lift men up and make them free⁠— + 

These are prosperity and vital wealth! + 