LET THE EAGLE SOAR
(John Ashcroft, U.S. Attorney General)

Let the eagle soar,
Like she's never soared before.
From rocky coast to golden shore,
Let the mighty eagle soar.
Soar with healing in her wings,
As the land beneath her sings:
'Only God, no other kings.'
This country's far too young to die.
We've still got a lot of climbing to do,
And we can make it if we try.
Built by toils and struggles
God has led us through.

Source: http://www.beliefnet.com/story/61/story_6188.html

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I don't know if these lyrics are complete, but they're certainly enough for you to get the idea...
-Joe Offer-

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There's an extended version of the lyrics here (click).

So as not to take anything out of context, let us look at the full lyrics: "Let the eagle soar / like she's never soared before / from rocky coast / to golden shore / let the mighty eagle soar. / So with healing in her wings / as the land beneath her sings: / 'Only God, no other kings,' / let the mighty eagle soar. / This country's far too young to die / Though she's cried a bit for what we've put her through / she's soared above the lifted lamp / that guards sweet freedom's door / in the dews, the damps, the watchfires / of a nation torn by war / oh she's far too young to die / you can see it in her eye / she's not yet begun to fly / it's time to let the mighty eagle soar [refrain]."

Ashcroft wrote the text and music in 1997 when meditating on the nation's resilience against President Clinton's marital woes. The revised version above adds new war-oriented material and omits a stanza (and a dangling participle) of moral struggle: "We've still got a lot of climbing to do, / And we can make it if we try. / Built by toils and struggles / God has led us through."