HYMN #564 O Beautiful for Spacious Skies written by Katherine Lee Bates, head of the English Department at Wellesley College.” Though the text sparkles with descriptive language, each stanza is rounded off with the earnest prayer that God will always help our nation attain its true destiny. Miss Bates often reminded people that unless we crown our good with brotherhood, of what lasting value are our spacious skies, our amber waves of grain, our mountain majesties or fruited plains? She would add, “We must match the greatness of our country with the goodness of personal godly living.”