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America the Beautiful. " America the Beautiful " is a patriotic American song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey. [ 1] The two never met.
The Son of God Goes Forth to War. The Son of God Goes Forth to War (1812) is a hymn by Reginald Heber [ 1] which appears, with reworked lyrics, in the novella The Man Who Would Be King (1888), by Rudyard Kipling and, set to the Irish tune The Moreen / The Minstrel Boy, in the film The Man Who Would Be King (1975), directed by John Huston. [ 2]
To All the Girls I've Loved Before. " To All the Girls I've Loved Before " is a song written by Hal David (words) and Albert Hammond (music). It was originally recorded by Hammond in 1975 on his album 99 Miles From L.A., [ 2] but is more famous for a 1984 recording by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, which appeared on Iglesias's album 1100 Bel ...
The earliest tentative evidence for the existence of the text is from the Skene Manuscript, a collection of Scottish airs written in tablature for the lute and mandora at various dates between 1615 and 1635., [9] as a different tune bearing the name Good Night, and God Be With Yow [10] The tune appeared to have been popular and variants of it ...
Song. Published. 1949. Composer (s) Sammy Fain. Lyricist (s) Bob Hilliard. " Dear Hearts and Gentle People " is a popular song published in 1949 with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Bob Hilliard. The song refers to the singer's hometown, and different versions allude to a range of U.S. states .
Melody. "Nettleton" by John Wyeth. " Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing " is a Christian hymn written by the pastor and hymnodist Robert Robinson, who penned the words in the year 1758 at the age of 22. [ 1][ 2] Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run-up to World War II in 1938. The later version was notably recorded by Kate Smith , becoming her signature song .
The song's title is a reference to the unrelated song "Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" by Bruce Cockburn, from his 1978 album, Further Adventures Of. [5] [6] Primitive Radio Gods frontman Chris O'Connor stated that he was struggling to name his new song, so he picked up Further Adventures Of and adapted the title "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand ...