Music ID
VP_000166
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Keywords
Historical and patriotic songs, Songs with geographic locations, Songs with piano
Collection
Vocal Popular
Lyrics
VP_000166 Verse 1America will always hold a welcome hand To those who come across the sea from ev'ry land; She offers them the sacred rights of liberty Beneath the starry emblem of the brave and free. She bids them say, "Whate'er befall, America is first of all." Chorus 1The star-spangled banner We always will defend, The standard of freedom Until all time shall end. No pow'r shall o'er throw it While God reigns high above; "America first" is our battle cry, 'Tis the land we love. Verse 2America will always be a land of peace, Americans will always pray that war shall cease; But if the time should ever come to stand for right, Americans will not be found afraid to fight, But ringing clear o'er land and sea Will sound this song of liberty:
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Physical Description
1 score (4 p.) : ill. ; 31 cm.
Publication Date
1918
Publisher
Frank K. Root & Co
Publication Place
[s.l.]
Recommended Citation
Gray, Eddie and Callahan, J. Will, "America First : Is Our Battle Cry! 'Tis the Land We Love!" (1918). Vocal Popular Sheet Music Collection. Score 16.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mmb-vp/16
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