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"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
Smith did not stop writing. In addition to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", Smith wrote over 150 other hymns. In 1843, he teamed with Baron Stow to compile a Baptist hymnal, The Psalmist. [2] [3] In Newton, Smith became editor of the Christian Review and other publications of the Baptist Missionary Union.
Thus, such songs as "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," composed in 1831, have as themes natural wonder combined with freedom and liberty. [3] Others, such as "America the Beautiful," express appreciation for the natural beauty of the United States and the hope for a better nation, wrote one hymn editor. [3]
This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the ...
Composed in 1891 when Ives was seventeen, it is an arrangement of a traditional tune, known as "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)" (words by Samuel Francis Smith), and was at the time the de facto anthem of the United States.
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee" c. 1831–1931 (de facto) Samuel Francis Smith: Unknown (same tune as "God Save the King") [note 37] Ukraine "Derzhavnyy himn Ukrayinskoyi Radyanskykh Sotsialistychnoyi Respubliky" [trans 53] "State Anthem of the Ukrainian SSR" 1991–1992 Mykola Bazhan: Anton Dmytrovych Lebedynets [citation needed] Upper Volta
“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy “A patriot must always be ready to defend his country ...
The melody was also used for the national anthem "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" ("Hail to thee in the Victor's Crown") of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1795 until 1918; as the anthem of the German Emperor from 1871 to 1918; as "The Prayer of Russians", the imperial anthem of the Russian Empire, from 1816 to 1833; and as the national anthem of ...