Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
"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]
The song has been recorded by The Pennywhistlers on their 1965 album, A Cool Day and Crooked Corn; [5] by The Young Tradition, live, included on the 1970 compilation album, The Folk Trailer (Trailer LER 2019); [6] by Emmylou Harris on her 1987 album Angel Band; [7] by The Wailin' Jennys on their 2011 album, Bright Morning Stars;, [8] by the Northern Irish folk singer Cara Dillon on her 2014 ...
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery that evokes the biblical Exodus from slavery to the freedom ...
'A star that has just appeared over the horizon leads them there.' 'He will seize the path, a star that leads them there.' As they arrived there, where He was born, Jesus. The star was at the point of stopping, He was not far past it. Having found someone for them, He says, 'Come here.' Behold, they have arrived there and have seen Jesus.
“Why don’t we liberate these United States/ We’re the ones need it the worst/ Let the rest of the world help us for a change/ And let’s rebuild America first,” goes one part of the song.
It is paraphrased in the 1971 song Pearl from the album People Like Us by The Mamas & The Papas. It is featured in the chorus of Dave Loggins’ 1979 song “If I Had My Wish Tonight,” which was a Top 40 hit for David Lasley in 1982. The first half is featured in the chorus of Madonna's 1983 song Lucky Star.
Trump promoted the “God Bless the USA” bible based on the song earlier this year, much to Greenwood’s delight. “I love that he showed his faith to the country – that was fantastic ...
Dasha Novotny will perform her hit song, "Austin," at the CMT Country Music Awards on Sunday, April 7, along with her viral line dance.