I am a sucker for moving national anthems. I love the French Marseilliaise, delight in Il Canto degli Italia, love walking to China’s March of the Volunteers, know all the words of Advance Australia Fair, am awed by the Japanese Kimigayo and can conjure Pele dancing the samba whenever Hino Nacional Brasileirois performed. Like most mortals, I also...
And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea
America is blessed with splendid patriotic songs, but America the Beautiful is in a league of its own (along with Hatikvah, of course).
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