The Battle Hymn of the Republic is America’s liberation song. It was written in 1861, during America’s War Between the States, which brought the end of slavery, but also brought the deaths of more young soldiers than any war in our history. This sacred song expresses the spirit that has historically motivated America to lash out against tyrants and oppressors. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was sung at the funerals of Winston Churchill and Ronald Reagan, and at the memorials for the victims of 9/11 in Washington, New York and London. The definitive version, linked here, is sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in language from the Old Testament, the Jewish scriptures, as translated by King James in the 17th century for the English version of the Christian Bible.
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I just visited “Blogging The Revolution” for the first time. What a terrific weblog. I never knew about it before. When did you…..?
Comment by American Daughter — June 3, 2006 @ 12:24 am
Nan, When I joined up with Flickr I took advantage of some of the nice features there. One is that with just one click you can blog photographs, including those of others, so I have been collecting photos that have to do with the American Revolution. I do not want the present generation to forget the sacrifices that were made in those days to create our free land of opportunity, and the resulting influence that the “shot heard ’round the world” has had since, including down to present times.
Comment by Kerfuffles — June 3, 2006 @ 7:22 pm