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Part 6: Patriotic Songs

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Patriotic songs and hymns are those sung for love of country and for God's blessing on that country, respectively.  They are sung by all nations, of course.  As a choir based in the United States, we focused on those for our country, historically.  All came out at pivotal times in our history, after the Revolutionary War, during the Civil War, and at the dawn of the 20th century.  We added "Amazing Grace" which, in the United Methodist Hymnal (1989), contains the first line translated in 5 indigenous languages, and sang it in Cherokee to honor the nations who inhabited these lands way before white settlers. And we end with  "This is My Song" (Finlandia) which reminds us of the God of all nations and our common quest for peace. 

Patriotic Hymns:
"The Star-Spangled Banner" [National Anthem] (1814)
“My Country ‘tis of Thee” (1832)
“Battle Hymn of the Republic” (1861)
“God of the Ages” [National Hymn] (1876)
“O Beautiful for Spacious Skies” (1904)
"This is my song" (1934)

About the choir: 
These songs were sung by the Community Choristers.
We held a Hymn Camp June 24-25, 2025, for 30 singers to learn 10 hymns and 4 patriotic songs.  These four listed here would count as American "patriotic hymns:" they are in many American hymnals today. We were able to perform these at our own Wayne County (Indiana) 4-H Fair on June 24th, right before America's Fourth of July 2025 celebration.  We repeated the "Patriotic Hymn Camp" on June 23-24, 2026 with 20 singers to repeat these songs, and sing them at the Leland Senior Living, the Wayne County Fair, and 

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