MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE

MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE

FACTS

• The word tis means are country is for.
• Samuel Francis smith who wrote the song died in 1895.
• Samuel smith wrote over 150 hymns.

FACTS

• The melody Smith wrote is also used for the British anthem, " God Save the Queen.
• Today we usually see four verses for My Country Tis Of Thee, but however when he first wrote it included a fifth verse that had a negative tone towards the Great Britain.

FACTS

• The way it was wrote it is known as a patriotic song.
• This patriotic hymn, which is also known as "America," became the first American National Anthem in 1831 before the adoption of the Star Spangled Banner.
• Many original "autograph " copies of Smiths words still exist, and as he wrote out each copy he was very careful to preserve the original wording.

FACTS

• Born in Boston, Massachusetts 1808.
• He wrote it when he was 23.
• His wife's name is Mary White Smith.
• He had 6 children.
• The first verse was in Marten Luther's speech.

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