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"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song.[1][2]
"God Bless America" takes the form of a prayer (intro lyrics "as we raise our voices, in a solemn prayer") for God's blessing and peace for the nation ("...stand beside her and guide her through the night...").
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“While the storm clouds gather.............”
She sang this shortly before Pearl Harbor.
That was nice. And it was a glimpse of an America that disappeared soon after LBJ became president.
Can’t be sung in schools anymore.
I'm 72 and still remember all the words.......but can't remember what I did yesterday...;-)
Always preferred “America the Beautiful”.
Our other National Anthem!
While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,
Let us swear allegiance to a land that’s free.
Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer:
God bless America, land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America, my home sweet home.
God bless America, my home sweet home.
Whenever they played her 'God Bless America' before the games instead of the National Anthem they kept winning. She had an almost perfect record. I think she was brought in to sing live in the finals. She was part of the team.
And now you know the rest of the story.
From the green fields of Virginia
To the goldfields out in Nome...
These didn't make it into her recorded version that was a hit in 1939 and 1940.
Stay As Sweet As You Are (1934)