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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]
A sketch of Samuel Francis Smith from a life sketch in The Express. While a student at Andover Theological Seminary, Smith gave Lowell Mason lyrics he had written and the song was first performed in public on July 4, 1831, at a children's Independence Day celebration at Park Street Church in Boston. [1]
Sweet Freedom's Song: "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and Democracy in America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513741-8. Coski, John M. (2005). The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-01983-0.. Crawford, Richard (2001).
"I Vow to Thee, My Country" is a British patriotic hymn, created in 1921 when music by Gustav Holst had a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice set to it. The music originated as a wordless melody, which Holst later named " Thaxted ", taken from the "Jupiter" movement of Holst's 1917 suite The Planets .
"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
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]
Ira Gershwin explained, "In the show there are no verse-and-chorus songs; there is a sort of recitative running along, and lots of finales and finalettos." [3] Ira Gershwin recalled that the title song, inspired by the final phrase of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", was somewhat controversial among the production staff. "When we first played this ...
Allegiance: Patriotic Song; Am I the Only One (Aaron Lewis song) America (Chicago song) America (Neil Diamond song) America Is My Home; America the Beautiful; America Will Always Stand; America, an Epic Rhapsody; American Boy (Eddie Rabbitt song) American Patrol; American Soldier (song) An American Trilogy; Anchor and Star; Anchors Aweigh ...