God Save the King (America)

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This tune was first named 'God Save the King', but others began calling it 'America' for perhaps erroneous reasons^[1].

General Information

Composer: from Thesaurus Musicus, London, 1744

Associated Lyrics

God Save the King, by anon., 18th century
My Country, 'Tis of Thee, by Samuel F. Smith (1808–1895)

References

↑ Plymouth Memories of an Octogenarian, 1906, p. 500

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