Item #7300F7
Inscribed "Stars & Stripes 2001". Production will end December 25, 2001.Profits from the Stars & Stripes Collection will be donated to the September 11thFund.
God bless America, land that I love.
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above.
From the mountains to the prairies
To the oceans white with foam
God bless America, my home sweet home.
The original version of "God Bless America" was written by Irving Berlin (1888-1989) during the summer of 1918 at Camp Upton, located in Yaphank, Long Island, for his Ziegfeld-style revue, Yip, Yip, Yaphank. "Make her victorious on land and foam, God Bless America..." ran the original lyric. However, Berlin decided that the solemn tone of "God Bless America" was somewhat out of keeping with the more comedic elements of the show and the song was laid aside.
In the fall of 1938, as war was again threatening Europe, Berlin decided to write a "peace" song. He recalled his "God Bless America" from twenty years earlier and made some alterations to reflect the different state of the world. Singer Kate Smith introduced the revised "God Bless America" during her radio broadcast on Armistice Day, 1938. The song was an immediate sensation; the sheet music was in great demand. Berlin soon established the God Bless America Fund, dedicating the royalties to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America.
God Bless America Cobalt Fairy Light Fenton Glass Stars & Stripes Collection Item #7300F7
Inscribed "Stars & Stripes 2001". Production will end December 25, 2001.
Profits from the Stars & Stripes Collection will be donated to the September 11thFund.
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Price: $87.48
