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    "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" Vocalists with concert band accompaniment, United States Air Force Heritage of America Band, 2002 Problems playing this file...
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    Samuel Francis Smith (category Editors of Christian publications)
    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". Smith...
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    tracks the career of the football coach Bill Walsh. My Country Tis of Thee: Reporting, Sallies, and Other Confessions (2020), a collection of Harris' magazine...
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  • 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...
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    hymns of U.S. officialdom. "Hail, Columbia" served this purpose at official functions for most of the 19th century. "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", whose...
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    U.S. national anthem protests (category Beliefs and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses)
    typically took place during the performance of various unofficial national anthems, including "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" and "Hail, Columbia". These demonstrations...
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    Rufst du, mein Vaterland (category National symbols of Switzerland)
    anthem of the United States, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (1831). "Rufst du, mein Vaterland" short instrumental The short instrumental rendition of "Rufst...
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  • in the lyrics of his song "America": My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims'...
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  • Of Thee I Sing is a phrase from the American patriotic song My Country, 'Tis of Thee (also known as "America"). The phrase may also refer to: Of Thee...
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    photobombed Kelly Clarkson during her performance of "My Country 'Tis of Thee" at the second inauguration of Barack Obama in 2013. A few weeks later, Clarkson...
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    "Oceania, Tis For Thee", is a direct reference to the United States (from "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)"), as is also, he suggests, the use of the dollar...
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    national anthem); "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"; "God Bless America"; "America the Beautiful"; "My Country, 'Tis of Thee"; "This Land Is Your Land"; "Stars...
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    chain, and then pushed into the wide open areas of the Far West. Thus, such songs as "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," composed in 1831, have as themes natural wonder...
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    Novus ordo seclorum (category National symbols of the United States)
    ˈoːrdoː seːˈkloːrũː]; "New order of the ages") is one of two Latin mottos on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. The other motto...
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  • and lots of finales and finalettos." Ira Gershwin recalled that the title song, inspired by the final phrase of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", was somewhat...
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    "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...
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    Peter Ostrum (category Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine alumni)
    Ostrum was called to New York for a screen test where he sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", and a month after that, he was contacted and given ten days to...
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  • Story song) "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)", a patriotic song of the United States "America the Beautiful", a patriotic anthem of the United States America...
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    Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (category Ponds of the United States)
    Watch and Freedom Vigil and the singing of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee." On August 28, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom...
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    wore such a hat, designed by Luke Song, to sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee" at the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama. The black pillbox hat spawned internet...
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    Italy. They performed Vivo Per Lei and The Prayer. Headley sang "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (also known as "America") with Josh Groban on January 18, 2009...
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    Kelly Clarkson (category American people of English descent)
    the U.S. In January 2013, Clarkson performed "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at the second inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama. Her live rendition...
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    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...
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  • American Creed (category National symbols of the United States)
    sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect...
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    with all loyal Americans: My country 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrims' pride From...
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  • Compagnie", "Coventry Carol" (Woe is me, poor child for thee), "America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)", "Greensleeves" and "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"...
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  • The Jazz Singer (1980 film) (category Remakes of American films)
    of lost weekend drunken binges; and sing a closing production number (that he wrote) that includes a refrain from "America" ("My Country 'Tis of Thee...
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    "America" at BHCC; it was later set to music and became known as "My Country Tis of Thee." St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church serves as the local parish. Former...
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  • Blind" – 4:54 "Holiday" ends with Hedges singing the first verse of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", which is not credited in the liner notes. Michael Hedges –...
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    "Hail, Columbia", the "Star-Spangled Banner", "Yankee Doodle", and "My Country Tis of Thee") for use as a national anthem, the United States at the time having...
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