Songs for September 11

America (My Country Tis’ of Thee)

History: Wikipedia
Writer:
  Samuel Francis Smith (lyrics); melody from Hail to Thee in Victor’s Crown (see history)
Lyrics:  My country ’tis of thee…
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America the Beautiful
History :
Wikipedia
Writers: Katherine Lee Bates (lyrics) Samuel A. Ward (music)
Lyrics: O beautiful for spacious skies…
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The Star Spangled Banner
History:
Wikipedia
Writers: Francis Scott Key (lyrics) John Stafford Smith (melody)
Lyrics:  O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light
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