My Country, 'Tis of Thee

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"My Country, 'Tis of Thee" is a 19th-century American patriotic song that long served as an unofficial national anthem of the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century song
American song
patriotic song
alsoKnownAs United States of America
surface form: America

My Country, 'Tis of Thee
surface form: America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)

My Country, 'Tis of Thee
surface form: My Country, Tis of Thee
associatedWith American nationalism
U.S. Independence Day celebrations
centuryOfOrigin 19th century
compositionYear 1831
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance symbol of American national identity before adoption of The Star-Spangled Banner as official anthem
firstLine My Country, 'Tis of Thee self-linksurface differs
surface form: My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing
firstPerformanceLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy The Star-Spangled Banner
genre patriotic music
hasMeter common meter
hasTheme love of country
religious gratitude
hasVerseCount 4
includedIn American patriotic songbooks
influenced American patriotic music tradition
language English
lyricist Samuel Francis Smith
lyricsBy Samuel Francis Smith
melodyBasedOn God Save the King
melodyOrigin British national anthem God Save the King
musicBy unknown
notablePerformance civil rights events in the United States
presidential and national ceremonies in the United States
performedOn public patriotic occasions in the United States
precededBy My Country, 'Tis of Thee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hail, Columbia
publicationYear 1831
sharesMelodyWith God Save the King
God Save the King
surface form: God Save the Queen
subjectMatter American patriotism
liberty
national pride
typicalPerformanceContext civic events in the United States
religious services in the United States
school ceremonies in the United States
usedAs unofficial national anthem of the United States
usePeriod 19th century
early 20th century

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God Save the King melodyAlsoUsedFor My Country, 'Tis of Thee
My Country, 'Tis of Thee alsoKnownAs My Country, 'Tis of Thee
this entity surface form: My Country, Tis of Thee
My Country, 'Tis of Thee alsoKnownAs My Country, 'Tis of Thee
this entity surface form: America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)
My Country, 'Tis of Thee firstLine My Country, 'Tis of Thee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing
My Country, 'Tis of Thee precededBy My Country, 'Tis of Thee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hail, Columbia
Samuel Francis Smith notableWork My Country, 'Tis of Thee
Samuel Francis Smith wrote My Country, 'Tis of Thee
Samuel Francis Smith wroteTextFor My Country, 'Tis of Thee
1939 Lincoln Memorial concert notableSongPerformed My Country, 'Tis of Thee
this entity surface form: My Country, ’Tis of Thee