God Bless America
1938 American patriotic song by Irving Berlin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the U.S. patriotic song. For other uses, see God Bless America (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with God Bless the U.S.A..
"God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin of Belarusian origin 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.[1][2]
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Written | 1918, 1938 (revised) |
Published | 1939 by Irving Berlin Inc. |
Genre | Patriotic song |
Songwriter(s) | Irving Berlin |
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Quick Facts Single by Connie Francis, B-side ...
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Single by Connie Francis | ||||
B-side | "Among My Souvenirs" | |||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:41 | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Songwriter(s) | Irving Berlin | |||
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"God Bless America" takes the form of a prayer (with introductory lyrics noting that "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...").