Although it was never intended to be sung, America The Beautiful has become one of the most famous of American hymns.
Inspired after a climb of Pike's Peak in Colorado, the poem was originally composed by Katherine Lee Bates in 1893.
Bates wrote the second version of the poem in 1904, which was published by the Boston Evening Transcript.
The final version was written in 1913.
As many as 60 different tunes have been applied to the lyrics. The song as we know it is set to the tune of Materna, composed in 1882 by Samuel Augustus Ward, which was originally written for the hymn O Mother Dear, Jerusalem.
Today, the lyrics and the tune are inseparable.
America The Beautiful, as recorded by Ray Charles, has also been reviewed by MP3 Of The Day.
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