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America the Beautiful v. Star Spangled Banner

Posted on | September 12, 2005 |

It seems to m ein recent sporting event people have been sing America the Beautiful as opposed to the national anthem. Okay please correct me if I am wrong. I get only one channel which is CBS. So this weekend I watched the US Open Finals and the Pittsburgh v. Tennesee football game and in both instances the song sung was America the Beautiful.

I have been to a lot of sporting events in my time and the song was always our national anthem. The only thing I can think of is why people are choosing this song is the lines , “God shed his grace on thee, And crowned thy good with brotherhood.” Very nice lines, it tells me this that our country is beautiful, which it is and god blessed this country.

There is a reason the national anthem is the national anthem. It shows that the country can overcome everything and we still stand strong. Just like the flag. It is a symbol of our wonderful and free country. When Francis Scott Key wrote the poem, the flag was still waving amongst the rockets red glare and the bombs bursting in air. In the last line “For the land of the free and the home of the brave.”

It is a timeless anthem and in this pretty dark time in our country these words never rang truer.

Have a nice day!

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