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The Birth of a National Hymn– My Country ‘Tis of Thee

The Birth of a National Hymn– My Country ‘Tis o...

… Samuel F. Smith D.D. (1808-1895), an eminent New England Baptist minister, is the author of this and some thirty other hymns. In answer to some inquiries concerning the composition...

The Birth of a National Hymn– My Country ‘Tis o...

… Samuel F. Smith D.D. (1808-1895), an eminent New England Baptist minister, is the author of this and some thirty other hymns. In answer to some inquiries concerning the composition...