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
- Attributed to Henry Carey (1687–1743)
Associated Lyrics
- God Save the King, by anon., 18th century
- My Country, 'Tis of Thee, by Samuel F. Smith (1808–1895)
- Our God, We Raise to Thee, by Bernard Snow (1822–1894)
