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"Song of Liberty" is a British patriotic song which became popular during the Second World War. [1] The song was set to the music of Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4. It followed the success of Land of Hope and Glory, another patriotic song with lyrics by A. C. Benson set to Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1.
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The Liberty Song" is a pre-American Revolutionary War song with lyrics by Founding Father John Dickinson [1] (not by Mrs. Mercy Otis Warren of Plymouth, Massachusetts). [2] The song is set to the tune of " Heart of Oak ", the anthem of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom .
From the land we love the best, Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom. (Chorus) We are marching to the field, boys, Going to the fight, Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom ; And we'll bear the glorious Stars Of the Union and the Right, Shouting the battle-cry of Freedom. (Chorus) We'll meet the Rebel host, boys, With fearless hearts and true,
When the song was written at the turn of the century, "Johnson’s lyrics eloquently captured the solemn yet hopeful appeal for the liberty of Black Americans," as the NAACP puts it.
In 2004, it was the title track of Glen Campbell's album Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love. A cover of this song is a bonus track on the Limited Edition CD of Rick Springfield's The Day After Yesterday (2005). British singer Rumer released in 2015 an EP named "Love is the answer" with a cover in it.
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Celebrate Independence Day by posting these inspirational and funny 4th of July quotes. Here are the most famous patriotic sayings from some of America's best.