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2. My Country, 'Tis of Thee - Wikipedia

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   See media help. " 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 ...

3. God Save the King - Wikipedia

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   The melody is used for the American patriotic song "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (also known as "America"). 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 and of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, and as " The Prayer of Russians ", the ...

4. World Wide Recorder Concert - Wikipedia

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   Four million children, including those from Mr. Garrison's class, are scheduled to play "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at the televised Worldwide Recorder Concert in Oklahoma City led by Yoko Ono and Kenny G, but a flood causes the concert to be relocated to Little Rock, Mr. Garrison's hometown.

5. Variations on "America" - Wikipedia

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   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. The tune is also widely recognised in Thomas Arne 's orchestration as the British National Anthem, "God Save the King ...

6. Heil dir im Siegerkranz - Wikipedia

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   Heil dir im Siegerkranz. " Heil dir im Siegerkranz " ( pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯l diːɐ̯ ʔɪm ˈziːɡɐkʁant͡s]; German for "Hail to Thee in the Victor's Crown", literally: "Hail to Thee in the Victor's Wreath") was the Kaiserhymne (imperial anthem) of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 and royal anthem of Prussia from 1795 to 1918. [1]

7. Samuel Francis Smith - Wikipedia

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   Emma Waldo Smith Marshall (granddaughter) Awards. Songwriters Hall of Fame (1970) Samuel Francis Smith (October 21, 1808 – November 16, 1895) was an American Baptist minister, journalist, and author. He is best known for having written the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (sung to the tune of "God Save the King"), which he entitled "America".