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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.
"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
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 ...
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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]
As in the American "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", the lyrics replace the image of the monarch with that of the fatherland, and the promise to defend it "with heart and hand" (mit Herz und Hand), the "hand" replacing the "voice" praising the king of the original lyrics. The pact to defend the homeland militarily is made explicit in the first verse,