Negative Space: patriotism
- I have read a fiery gospel
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“Be swift my soul to answer him, be jubilant my feet.” Written a hundred and fifty-nine years ago today, this rousing abolitionist song remains a fiery call for freedom from tyranny.
- I pledge a waffle to the flag
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And will totally Like it on FaceBook, until such time as I Unlike it. Loyalty, fidelity, constancy, and waffles.
- Let mortal tongues awake
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Samuel Francis Smith’s America—more commonly known as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee”— is short, direct, and a wonderful hymn to God as the soul of liberty. It’s a perfect hymn for the Fourth of July. It’s also very easy to play using the piano script from 42 Astounding Scripts.
- A Song of Thanksgiving: America, the Beautiful
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America, the Beautiful, by Katharine Lee Bates, with melody by Samuel A. Ward.
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- Ray Charles sings America the Beautiful, 2001 World Series
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“In the wake of 9-11, the mood in the country was dark. Ray’s performance at the World Series that year was a spiritual shot in the arm for America at a time when we really needed it. It was indeed a moment worth remembering.”
- The Face of the Tiger•
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Mark Steyn’s columns from just before September 11 to a year later. It’s an insightful look at how Americans responded to the September 11 attacks and how the world responded to Americans, written by a Canadian immigrant who maintains citizenship in two worlds, New Hampshire and Quebec.
