Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!, voices cry out against a steadily marching beat and victorious trumpet blasts. It is the swelling sound of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” a timeless song that inspires ...

Patriotic feelings run high on the Fourth of July. So does the urge to thank God for our country — in song. As well we should. Three perennial favorites, in particular, are as at home closing the ...

Marchers at Saturday’s “No Kings” rally in Washington, D.C., sang an antiquated playlist — “Grand Old Flag,” “This Land,” “This Little Light of Mine” — according to a song sheet handed out on the Mall ...

Thousands of cheering spectators lined Mexico City’s streets as soldiers in colonial-era uniforms marched in formation and children sang patriotic hymns to celebrate the country’s revolt against Spain ...

Yesterday I heard an excellent homily at Mass. The Gospel reading (Mt 10:37-42) had Jesus telling his followers, with the uncompromising language he often used, that nothing comes before God. God ...

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Behind the history of American patriotic songs June 26, 2015 Tom Riis It’s that time a year when patriotic songs and the sound of fireworks exploding in the night sky will fill the air ...

A look at America’s favorite God-and-country tunes, from Revolutionary War anthems to a Trump-inspired musical number. At Sunday services this weekend, churches across the country will direct ...