« Scrooge, Christianity, Christianism |
Main
| Prayer of the Day »
11 Jan 2007 08:27 pm
Bush and "God"
A reader cites the correct reference:
The term "Author of Liberty" comes from the fourth stanza of Samuel Smith's hymn "America," which is sung to the tune of "Good Save the Queen."
Here's the verse:
Our fathers' God, to thee,
Author of liberty, to thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright
With freedom's holy light;
Protect us by thy might, great God, our King.
I like the indirectness of the invocation of the deity. Less is sometimes more.
Share This
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d83451c45669e200d8353d26dd53ef
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference 'Bush and "God"'
