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I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Kate Smith's and Irving Berlin's God Bless America ... Thx Ramey H!

This has been around before several years ago but for those who have never seen/heard it, you are in for a pleasant experience.
 
 


A Little Patriotic History, Frank Sinatra considered Kate Smith the best singer of her time, and said that when he and a million other guys first heard her sing "God Bless  America " on the radio, they all pretended to have dust in their eyes as they wiped away a tear or two.
Here are the facts... The link at the bottom will take you to a video showing the very first public singing of "GOD BLESS AMERICA ".
Before you watch it, the story behind the song:
The time was 1940.  America was in a terrible economic depression. Hitler was taking over Europe and Americans were afraid we'd have to go to war.
It was a time of hardship and worry for Americans. This was just before TV, radio shows were HUGE, and families sat around their radios in the evenings, listening to their favorite entertainers, and  no entertainer was bigger than Kate Smith. 
Kate was also large; plus size, as we now say, and the popular phrase still used today is in deference to her, "It ain't over till the fat lady sings ".
 Kate Smith might not have made it big in the age of TV, but with her voice coming over the radio, she was the  biggest star  of her time. Kate was also patriotic. It hurt her to see Americans so depressed and afraid of what the next day would bring.
She had hope for  America , and faith in her fellow Americans. She wanted to do something to cheer them up, so she went to song-writer, Irving Berlin (who also wrote "White Christmas") and asked him to write a song that would make Americans feel good about their country.
When she described what she was looking for, he had just the song for her. He went to his files and found a song that he had written, but never published, 22 years before  back in 1917. He gave it to her and she worked on it with her studio orchestra. She and Irving Berlin were not sure how the song would be received, but both agreed they would not take profits. Any profits would go to the Boy Scouts of America. 
Over the years, the Boy Scouts have received millions of dollars in  royalties from this song.
This video starts out with Kate Smith coming into the radio studio with the orchestra and an audience. She introduces the new song for the very first time, and starts singing. After the first couple verses, with her voice in the background still singing, scenes are shown from the 1940 movie, " You're In The Army Now ." At the 4:20 mark of the video you see a young actor in the movie, sitting in an office, reading a paper; it's Ronald Reagan .
To this day, God Bless  America stirs our patriotic feelings and pride in our country.
 Back in 1940, when Kate Smith went looking for a song to raise the spirits of her fellow Americans, I doubt she realized how successful the results would be for Americans during those years of hardship and worry.... and for many generations to follow.
Now that you know the story, I hope you'll enjoy it and treasure  it even  more. Many people don't know there's a lead in to the song since it usually starts with "God Bless  America ......
"So here's the entire song as originally sung.



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