Author—Samuel Francis Smith, 1808–1895 Music—Source Unknown. From Thesaurus Musicus, 1744 Tune Name—“America” Meter—664.6664 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance. Psalm 33:12 Music has always been closely allied with the emotions of national patriotism and loyalty. Every country has nationalistic music that is distinctly its own. For a number of years, however, our country lacked such patriotic songs. Even