God Bless America - wikipedia God Bless America For other uses, see God Bless America ( disambiguation ). This article 's lead section does not adequately summarize key points of its contents. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. Please discuss this issue on the article 's talk page. ( February 2016 ) `` God Bless America '' Song Published 1918, 1938 ( revised ) Genre Patriotic song Songwriter ( s ) Irving Berlin `` God Bless America '' is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run up to World War II in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song. `` God Bless America '' takes the form of a prayer ( intro lyrics `` as we raise our voices, in a solemn prayer '' ) for God 's blessing and peace for the nation ( ``... stand beside her and guide her through the night... '' ). Contents 1 History 2 Notable public performances 2.1 Sports events 2.1. 1 National Hockey League 2.1. 2 Major League Baseball 2.1. 3 American football 2.1. 4 Indianapolis 500 2.2 Celine Dion 2.3 Daniel Rodríguez 3 Other versions 4 In popular culture 4.1 Parodies 5 Lyrics 5.1 `` God Bless America ! '' ( 1834 ) 6 References 7 External links History Irving Berlin, 1941 Irving Berlin wrote the song in 1918 while serving the U.S. Army at Camp Upton in Yaphank, New York, but decided that it did not fit in a revue called Yip Yip Yaphank, so he set it aside. The lyrics at that time included the line `` Make her victorious on land and foam, God bless America... '' as well as `` Stand beside her and guide her to the right with the light from above ''. Music critic Jody Rosen says that a 1906 Jewish dialect novelty song, `` When Mose with His Nose Leads the Band, '' contains a six - note fragment that is `` instantly recognizable as the opening strains of ' God Bless America ' ''. He interprets this as an example of Berlin 's `` habit of interpolating bits of half - remembered songs into his own numbers. '' Berlin, born Israel Baline, had himself written several Jewish - themed novelty tunes. Kate Smith, 1930s In 1938, with the rise of Adolf Hitler, Irving Berlin, who was Jewish and had arrived in America from Russia at the age of five, felt it was time to revive it as a `` peace song, '' and it was introduced on an Armistice Day broadcast in 1938, sung by Kate Smith on her radio show. Berlin had made some minor changes ; by this time, `` to the right '' might have been considered a call to the political right, so he substituted `` through the night '' instead. He also provided an introduction that is now rarely heard but which Smith always used : `` While the storm clouds gather far across the sea / Let us swear allegiance to a land that 's free / Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, / As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer. '' ( In her first broadcast of the song, Kate Smith sang `` that we 're far from there '' rather than `` for a land so fair ''. ) This was changed when Berlin published the sheet music in March 1939. Woody Guthrie criticized the song, which he considered unrealistic and complacent, and in 1940 he wrote `` This Land Is Your Land, '' originally titled `` God Blessed America For Me, '' as a response. Anti-Semitic groups such as the Ku Klux Klan also protested against the song due to its authorship by a Jewish immigrant. In 1943, Smith 's rendition was featured in the patriotic musical This is the Army along with other Berlin songs. The manuscripts in the Library of Congress reveal the evolution of the song from victory to peace. Berlin gave the royalties of the song to The God Bless America Fund for redistribution to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in New York City. Smith performed the song on her two NBC television series in the 1950s and in her short - lived The Kate Smith Show on CBS, which aired from January 25 to July 18, 1960. `` God Bless America '' also spawned another of Irving Berlin 's tunes, `` Heaven Watch The Philippines, '' during the end of World War II after he heard the Filipinos sing a slightly revised version of the song replacing `` America '' with `` The Philippines. '' The song was used early in the Civil Rights Movement as well as at labor rallies. During the 1960s, the song was increasingly used by Christian conservatives in the US to signal their opposition to secular liberalism and to silence dissenters who were speaking in favor of communism or in opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Later, from December 11, 1969, through the early 1970s, the playing of Smith singing the song before many home games of the National Hockey League 's Philadelphia Flyers brought it renewed popularity as well as a reputation for being a `` good luck charm '' to the Flyers long before it became a staple of nationwide sporting events. The Flyers even brought Smith in to perform live before Game 6 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals on May 19, 1974, and the Flyers won the Cup that day. Notable public performances Singing `` God Bless America '' at the Pentagon memorial dedication, September 11, 2008 `` God Bless America '' was the official campaign song for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940, as well as his Republican opponent, Wendell Willkie. At that time, the song represented cultural and religious tolerance. During a live television broadcast on the evening of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, following addresses by then House and Senate leaders Speaker Dennis Hastert ( Republican ) and Tom Daschle ( Democrat ), members of the United States Congress broke out into an apparently spontaneous verse of `` God Bless America '' on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. On July 21, 2011, Smith 's version of the song was played as NASA 's final wakeup call for the space shuttle Atlantis ( STS - 135 ), capping the 30 - year shuttle program. Sports events National Hockey League `` God Bless America '' has been performed at home games of the National Hockey League 's Philadelphia Flyers and those of the Ottawa Senators in which the visiting team is from the United States. ( The NHL requires arenas in both the U.S. and Canada to perform both `` The Star - Spangled Banner '' and `` O Canada, '' the Canadian national anthem, at games that involve teams from both countries. ) At some Flyers ' home games, especially during big games and the playoffs, their main anthem singer, Lauren Hart, has sung `` God Bless America '' alternating lyrics with Kate Smith on a video screen. Smith actually appeared in person to sing at select Flyers games, including their 1974 Stanley Cup clinching game against the Boston Bruins, to which she received a thunderous ovation from the passionate Philadelphia fans. Before games whenever `` God Bless America '' is performed, Lou Nolan, the PA announcer for the Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center, would say : `` Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, we ask that you please rise and remove your hats and salute to our flags and welcome the No. 1 ranked anthemist in the NHL, Lauren Hart, as she sings ( if the visiting team is from Canada, O Canada, followed by ) God Bless America, accompanied by the great Kate Smith. '' At some Senators home games since 2000 -- 01, if the visiting team is from the U.S., their main anthem singer, Ontario Provincial Police Constable Lyndon Slewidge, has sung `` God Bless America '' and `` O Canada. '' An example of this came during the Senators ' home opener during the 2002 - 03 season, when they were home against the New Jersey Devils. During Tom Golisano 's time as owner of the Buffalo Sabres, the team occasionally substituted `` God Bless America '' for `` The Star Spangled Banner '' during certain special events. When this occurred, Ronan Tynan was brought in to sing the song while usual anthem singer Doug Allen sang `` O Canada. '' Major League Baseball At Chicago 's Wrigley Field during the Vietnam War, the song was often played by the organist as part of his postgame playlist while fans filed out of the stadium. Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, `` God Bless America '' is commonly sung during the seventh - inning stretch in Major League Baseball games, most often on Sundays, Opening Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, All - Star Game, Labor Day, September 11, and all post-season Major League Baseball games. Following the attacks, John Dever, then the Assistant Media Relations Director with the San Diego Padres, suggested the song replace `` Take Me Out to the Ball Game '', the more traditional 7th inning anthem. MLB quickly followed the Padres lead and instituted it league - wide for the rest of the season ; presently, teams decide individually when to play the song. Yankee Stadium and Turner Field are currently the only Major League ballparks to play `` God Bless America '' in every game during the seventh - inning stretch. The Yankees ' YES Network televises its performance during some ( mainly home ) games before going to a commercial. During major games ( playoff contests, Opening Day, national holidays, or games against Boston or the Mets ), the Yankees will often have Irish tenor Ronan Tynan perform the song. On August 26, 2008, at a Boston Red Sox game at Yankee Stadium, a fan who had attempted to leave for the restroom during the playing of the song was restrained and subsequently sent out of the building by NYPD officers. Part of the resolution of the resulting lawsuit was that the New York Yankees announced that they would no longer restrict the movement of fans during the playing of the song. On September 15, 2009, three high school teens filed a lawsuit against New Jersey 's minor league Newark Bears for being ejected from Eagles Riverfront Stadium over their refusal to stand during the playing of `` God Bless America '' on June 29, 2009. Before being ejected, they were asked to leave the stadium by Bears president and co-owner Thomas Cetnar. American football To honor the start of the United States Bicentennial, Kate Smith sang `` God Bless America '' for a national television audience, accompanied by the UCLA Band at the 1976 Rose Bowl. During the Super Bowl LI halftime show, a pre-recorded intro, recorded by Lady Gaga, who headlined the halftime show, was played featuring this song and `` This Land is Your Land ''. Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500 is traditionally held at the end of May, and `` God Bless America '' has been sung there since 2003. The song `` America the Beautiful '' was sung before, but it was switched to `` God Bless America '' in the post-9 / 11 era. The song for many years was performed by Florence Henderson, a native Hoosier, and a friend of the Hulman - George family, the track 's owners. The performance, often not televised, immediately precedes the national anthem. Henderson routinely sang the entire song, including the prologue, and in some years sangs the chorus a second time. Celine Dion `` God Bless America '' Single by Celine Dion from the album God Bless America Released October 24, 2001 ( 2001 - 10 - 24 ) Format Radio single Genre Pop Length 3 : 47 Label Columbia Epic Songwriter ( s ) Irving Berlin Producer ( s ) David Foster Celine Dion singles chronology `` Do n't Save It All for Christmas Day '' ( 2000 ) `` God Bless America '' ( 2001 ) `` Sous le vent '' ( 2001 ) `` Do n't Save It All for Christmas Day '' ( 2000 ) `` God Bless America '' ( 2001 ) `` Sous le vent '' ( 2001 ) Following the September 11 terrorist attacks, Canadian pop star Celine Dion performed the song on the TV special America : A Tribute to Heroes. Shortly afterwards on October 16, Sony Music Entertainment released a benefit album called God Bless America, which featured Dion singing the song. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and became the first charity album to reach the top since USA for Africa 's `` We Are the World '' in 1985. Dion 's version also received enough radio airplay to reach No. 14 on Billboard 's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. The music video was made and aired in September 2001. Dion performed the song also a few times during 2002. In 2003, she performed it at Super Bowl XXXVII, which was the only time that `` God Bless America '' was performed at a Super Bowl. She sang it on July 4, 2004 in her A New Day... show as well. `` God Bless America '' performed by Dion exists in two versions, live and studio. Both included on collections to gather funds for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and their families. The live version, on America : A Tribute to Heroes, is from the telethon event of the same name that took place on September 21, 2001. The studio version is on the God Bless America album, a patriotic songs CD. It was recorded on September 20, 2001, the day before the American telethon. It was meant to be a replacement for the performance in the event something happened and Dion could not appear. Daniel Rodríguez The song was recorded by New York City 's `` singing cop, '' Daniel Rodríguez, and charted for one week at No. 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 as a single. Before the 2001 versions, the last time `` God Bless America '' had been a Billboard chart hit was in 1959 when Connie Francis reached No. 36 with her version ( the B - side of her Top 10 hit `` Among My Souvenirs '' ). Other versions `` God Bless America '' Single by LeAnn Rimes from the album You Light Up My Life : Inspirational Songs and God Bless America B - side `` Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart ( CD single ) The National Anthem ( Radio CD single ) '' Released October 16, 2001 Format CD single Recorded 1997 Genre Country Length 3 : 06 Label Curb Songwriter ( s ) Irving Berlin Producer ( s ) Wilbur C. Rimes LeAnn Rimes singles chronology `` But I Do Love You '' ( 2001 ) `` God Bless America '' ( 2001 ) `` Life Goes On '' ( 2002 ) `` But I Do Love You '' ( 2001 ) `` God Bless America '' ( 2001 ) `` Life Goes On '' ( 2002 ) Audio sample file help Bing Crosby recorded the song on March 22, 1939 for Decca Records. In early 1990s Đani Maršan 's `` Bože, čuvaj Hrvatsku '' ( `` God, save Croatia '' ) was popular between Croats during Yugoslav civil war. Song itself is text and music cover of `` God Bless America ''. In 1996 Yiddish singer Leo Fuld recorded a Dutch version of the song as `` God Bless The Netherlands '', that he presented and sang on April 30 to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. In 1997, American country music recording artist LeAnn Rimes recorded a cover of the song on her second studio album, You Light Up My Life : Inspirational Songs. After the events of September 11, Rimes rereleased the song on a compilation album by the same name. Rimes also released the song on a CD single. Two versions were released on October 16, 2001. Both versions contain the song as the A-side track, but the B - side tracks were different. One released to the general public was released with the B - side track, `` Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart, '' and the other was released to radio with the B - side track of Rimes 's rendition of `` The National Anthem. '' Rimes 's version peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard Country Songs chart on October 27, 2001. In 2009 keyboardist Bob Baldwin covered the renowned song from his album Lookin ' Back. In 2016 singer Lipa Schmeltzer sang `` God Bless America '' in Yiddish ( as `` Gott Bensch Amerike '' ) at the inauguration of New York Civil Court Judge Rachel Freier. In popular culture The song was sung in the 1943 film This is the Army with slightly modified lyrics. The song was sung by the main characters in Michael Cimino 's 1978 war film The Deer Hunter. Regarding the song in the film, Roger Ebert says in his March 9, 1979 review : `` It ( the film ) ends on a curious note : The singing of ' God Bless America '. I wo n't tell you how it arrives at that particular moment... but I do want to observe that the lyrics of ' God Bless America ' have never before seemed to me to contain such an infinity of possible meanings, some tragic, some unspeakably sad, some few still defiantly hopeful ''. The song is prominently featured in the film Once Upon a Time in America, where it is played during a murder at the beginning of the picture. In the `` Flashback : Mike Meets Archie '' episode of All in the Family from 1971, after Archie Bunker was disgusted with Mike `` Meathead '' Stivic 's liberal viewpoints, Archie stood up and sang a butchered version of `` God Bless America '' while Mike was screaming at Archie. Parodies The song has spawned numerous parodies. An irreverent version of the lyrics was printed in the book The MAD World of William M. Gaines, by Frank Jacobs ( 1972 ). MAD magazine 's veteran art editor, John Putnam, had prepared some copy and sent it to the printers ; the word `` America '' was divided, with a hyphen, at the end of one line. The copy was returned to Putnam by the typesetting foreman, who explained that his union had a rule forbidding the splitting of that word. Putnam obliged, rewriting the copy and sending it back with this enclosure : Do n't break `` America '' ; Land we extol ; Do n't deface it ; Upper - case it ; Keep it clean, keep it pure, keep it whole ; In Bodoni, in Futura, In Old English, in Cabell ( ( sic ) ) -- Do n't break `` America '' -- Or we 'll -- raise -- hell ! In `` Temporarily Humboldt County '' on The Firesign Theatre 's first album Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him, a group of Native American men briefly and ironically sing `` God bless Vespucciland... '' to the tune of `` God Bless America '' as they fade off into the distance. The reference is a play on the name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, whose first name is the source for the name `` America '' for the New World. In `` How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You 're Not Anywhere at All '' on the album with that name, The Firesign Theatre briefly break into lines based on the song : `` Ask the postman. Ask the mailman. Ask the milkman... white with foam. '' God Bless America, a 2011 film by Bobcat Goldthwait, is a dark comedy that satirizes the present - day American values. The story revolves around a loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill man and his 16 - year - old female companion, who go on a killing spree, offing the stupidest, cruelest, and most repugnant members of American society. Lyrics While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, Let us swear allegiance to a land that 's free. Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer : God bless America, land that I love, Stand beside her and guide her Through the night with a light from above ; From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans white with foam, God bless America, my home, sweet home. God bless America, my home, sweet home. `` God Bless America ! '' ( 1834 ) An earlier and much more obscure song called `` God Bless America ! '' was written by Robert Montgomery Bird and published in 1834. Sheet music for this version is available online from the Library of Congress. The lyrics begin : God bless the land that gave us birth ! No pray'r but this know we. God bless the land, of all the earth, The happy and the free. And where 's the land like ours can brave The splendor of the day. And find no son of hers a slave ? God bless America ! God bless the land, the land beloved Forever and for aye ! God bless the land that gave us birth. God bless America ! References Notes Jump up ^ `` God Bless America and Kate Smith ''. katesmith.org. ^ Jump up to : `` God Bless America ( Memory ) : American Treasures of the Library of Congress ''. loc.gov. Jump up ^ * Collins, Ace. Songs Sung, Red, White, and Blue : The Stories Behind America 's Best - Loved Patriotic Songs. HarperResource, 2003, p. 82 - 83. ^ Jump up to : `` From Peace To Patriotism : The Shifting Identity Of ' God Bless America ' ''. Interview of Sheryl Kaskowitz by Robert Siegel. NPR. September 2, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013. Jump up ^ Rosen, Jody ( June 2006 ). `` Jewface '' ( PDF ). Reboot Stereophonic. Jump up ^ Alexander, Michael ( 2003 ). Jazz Age Jews. Princeton University Press. p. 161. ISBN 978 - 0 - 691 - 11653 - 2. ^ Jump up to : `` Flyers History - Kate Smith '' FlyersHistory.com. Accessed in 2007. Jump up ^ Wendell, Bryan ( February 3, 2016 ). `` How the BSA benefits every time you hear ' God Bless America ' ''. Bryan on Scouting. Retrieved February 3, 2016. ^ Jump up to : McNeil, Alex ( 1996 ). Total Television ( 4th ed. ). New York : Penguin Books. pp. 446 -- 447. ^ Jump up to : Kaskowitz, Sheryl ( July 4, 2013 ). `` '' God Bless America '' and Republicans : How the song became an anthem of conservatives and the Christian right ``. Slate. Retrieved July 7, 2013. Jump up ^ Karl, Jonathan ( September 12, 2001 ). `` Congress vows unity, reprisals for attacks ''. CNN. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Jump up ^ Allen, Kevin ( March 23, 2003 ). `` NHL Seeks to Stop Booing For a Song ''. USA Today. Retrieved October 29, 2008. Jump up ^ May 24th, 2010 Anthems sung by Kate Smith & Lauren Hart Canadiens Vs. Flyers HNiC on YouTube ^ Jump up to : `` Shots From the Point ''. Ottawa Citizen. November 4, 2000. p. F3. Renowned anthem singer Lyndon Slewidge also sounds a bit different, with a new background music accompanying his lyrics to O Canada. He will also substitute God Save America for The Star Spangled Banner on selected occasions. Jump up ^ New Jersey Devils Hockey : New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators ( radio ). New Jersey Devils Radio WABC Talk Radio 77 AM ( New York ). October 10, 2002. Jump up ^ `` Monday 's act heroic after 30 years Outfielder recalls protecting country 's honor from protesters ''. Major League Baseball. April 25, 2006. Retrieved April 25, 2006. Jump up ^ `` '' God Bless America '' and baseball, 10 years later ``. CBSSports.com. August 11, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Atlanta Braves celebrate Opening Night at Turner Field on Monday, March 31 ''. Atlanta Braves. Jump up ^ `` MLB Honors Memorial Day ''. Daily News. New York. Jump up ^ `` Baseball plans day of remembrance for 9 / 11 ''. Major League Baseball. Jump up ^ `` God Bless America and Baseball 10 Years After 9 / 11 ''. Sporting News. September 2011. Archived from the original on 2013 - 02 - 03. Jump up ^ `` NY baseball fan settles ' God Bless America ' suit ''. yesnetwork.com. Jump up ^ `` Ex-Yankees ' God Bless America ' Singer Ronan Tynan Moves to Boston - Boston Red Sox ''. NESN.com. Jump up ^ `` Yankees Settle ' God Bless America ' Case, Wo n't Restrict Spectators ' Movements During Song ''. nyclu.org. July 7, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Teens Sue Over Minor League Ejection ''. news.aol.com. September 15, 2009. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009. Jump up ^ Glatzer, Jenna ( 2005 ). Céline Dion : For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0 - 7407 - 5559 - 5. Jump up ^ Hooper, Barrett ( January 24, 2003 ). `` Man, it feels like a great show ''. National Post. p. A3. Marc Anthony and Mary J. Blige sang `` America the Beautiful '', which was also performed at Super Bowl XXXV by Ray Charles and at `` Super Bowl XI '' by Vicki Carr. This is the first time for God Bless America, which Ms. Dion will perform to a prerecorded music track and to backing vocals by a large choir. Jump up ^ `` A Bing Crosby Discography ''. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved August 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` You Light Up My Life : Inspirational Songs : Leann Rimes : Music ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012. Jump up ^ `` God Bless America : Leann Rimes : Music ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` God Bless America / Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart : Leann Rimes : Music ''. Amazon.com. Retrieved April 29, 2012. Jump up ^ God Bless America / The National Anthem ( Promotional CD single ). LeAnn Rimes. Curb Records. 2001. D - 1631 PRCD # 510032. Jump up ^ `` God Bless America - LeAnn Rimes ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Lookin ' Back overview ''. Allmusic. Jump up ^ `` Bob Baldwin ''. Yamaha.com. Jump up ^ Ghert - Zand, Renee ( December 22, 2016 ). `` First Hasidic woman judge sworn in with Yiddish song ''. The Times of Israel. Retrieved December 26, 2016. General References Collins, Ace. Songs Sung, Red, White, and Blue : The Stories Behind America 's Best - Loved Patriotic Songs. HarperResource, 2003, ISBN 0060513047 Kashkowitz, Sheryl. God Bless America : The Surprising History of an Iconic Song. Oxford Univ. Press, 2013, ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 991977 - 2 External links Library of Congress page with more information, pictures of manuscript, etc. Kate Smith Sings God Bless America on YouTube National symbols of the United States Symbols Flag of the United States Seal of the United States Bald eagle Uncle Sam Columbia General Grant ( tree ) American 's Creed Pledge of Allegiance Rose Oak American bison Phrygian cap Songs `` The Star - Spangled Banner '' `` Dixie '' `` America the Beautiful '' `` The Stars and Stripes Forever '' `` Hail to the Chief '' `` Hail, Columbia '' `` My Country, ' Tis of Thee '' `` God Bless America '' `` Lift Every Voice and Sing '' `` The Army Goes Rolling Along '' `` Anchors Aweigh '' `` Marines ' Hymn '' `` Semper Fidelis '' `` The Air Force Song '' `` Semper Paratus '' `` National Emblem '' `` The Washington Post March '' `` The Battle Hymn of the Republic '' `` Yankee Doodle '' `` You 're a Grand Old Flag '' `` When Johnny Comes Marching Home '' Mottos In God We Trust E Pluribus Unum Novus ordo seclorum Annuit cœptis Landmarks Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ) Liberty Bell Mount Rushmore National Mall West Potomac Park Irving Berlin songs `` Alexander 's Ragtime Band '' `` All Alone '' `` All by Myself '' `` All My Life '' `` Always '' `` Any Bonds Today ? 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Pulaski Yankees Rookie GCL Yankees West GCL Yankees East DSL Yankees1 DSL Yankees2 Seasons ( 115 ) 1900s 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1990s 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Book : New York Yankees Celine Dion English singles Singles discography Albums discography 1980s `` Listen to the Magic Man '' `` Michael 's Song '' `` Ca n't Live with You, Ca n't Live Without You '' 1990s `` ( If There Was ) Any Other Way '' `` Unison '' `` Where Does My Heart Beat Now '' `` The Last to Know '' `` Have a Heart '' `` Beauty and the Beast '' `` If You Asked Me To '' `` Nothing Broken but My Heart '' `` Love Can Move Mountains '' `` Water from the Moon '' `` Did You Give Enough Love '' `` When I Fall in Love '' `` The Power of Love '' `` Misled '' `` Love Lights the World '' `` Think Twice '' `` Only One Road '' `` Calling You '' `` Next Plane Out '' `` Just Walk Away '' `` To Love You More '' `` ( You Make Me Feel Like ) A Natural Woman '' `` Falling into You '' `` Because You Loved Me '' `` It 's All Coming Back to Me Now '' `` The Power of the Dream '' `` All by Myself '' `` Send Me a Lover '' `` Call the Man '' `` Make You Happy '' `` Dreamin ' of You '' `` Tell Him '' `` Be the Man '' `` The Reason '' `` My Heart Will Go On '' `` Immortality '' `` When I Need You '' `` I Hate You Then I Love You '' `` Miles to Go ( Before I Sleep ) '' `` It 's Hard to Say Goodbye '' `` You 've Got a Friend '' `` I 'm Your Angel '' `` The Prayer '' `` Treat Her Like a Lady '' `` That 's the Way It Is '' `` Then You Look at Me '' 2000s `` Live ( for the One I Love ) '' `` The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face '' `` I Want You to Need Me '' `` If Walls Could Talk '' `` Do n't Save It All for Christmas Day '' `` God Bless America '' `` A New Day Has Come '' `` I 'm Alive '' `` Goodbye 's ( The Saddest Word ) '' `` At Last '' `` I Drove All Night '' `` Have You Ever Been in Love '' `` One Heart '' `` Stand by Your Side '' `` Faith '' `` You and I '' `` Beautiful Boy '' `` Miracle '' `` In Some Small Way '' `` Taking Chances '' `` Eyes on Me '' `` A World to Believe In '' `` Alone '' `` My Love '' 2010s `` Loved Me Back to Life '' `` Breakaway '' `` Incredible '' `` Water and a Flame '' `` Hymn '' `` The Show Must Go On '' `` Recovering '' `` How Does a Moment Last Forever '' Other `` Voices That Care '' `` What More Can I Give '' `` Come Together Now '' `` Sing '' `` We Are the World 25 for Haiti '' Book Portal LeAnn Rimes singles Discography Blue `` Blue '' `` One Way Ticket ( Because I Can ) '' `` Unchained Melody '' `` The Light in Your Eyes '' You Light Up My Life : Inspirational Songs `` How Do I Live '' `` You Light Up My Life '' `` On the Side of Angels '' Sittin ' on Top of the World `` Commitment '' `` Nothin ' New Under the Moon '' LeAnn Rimes `` Big Deal '' `` Crazy '' God Bless America `` God Bless America '' Twisted Angel `` Life Goes On '' `` Suddenly '' Greatest Hits `` This Love '' This Woman `` Nothin ' ' bout Love Makes Sense '' `` Probably Would n't Be This Way '' `` Something 's Gotta Give '' `` Some People '' Whatever We Wanna `` And It Feels Like '' `` Everybody 's Someone '' ( with Brian McFadden ) Family `` Nothin ' Better to Do '' `` Till We Ai n't Strangers Anymore '' ( with Bon Jovi ) `` Good Friend and a Glass of Wine '' `` What I Cannot Change '' Lady & Gentlemen `` Swingin ' '' `` Crazy Women '' `` Give '' Remnants `` The Story '' `` Long Live Love '' `` Love Is Love Is Love '' Guest singles `` Written in the Stars '' ( with Elton John ) `` Cattle Call '' ( with Eddy Arnold ) `` Last Thing on My Mind '' ( with Ronan Keating ) `` Just Stand Up ! 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Question: who was the first person to sing god bless america
Answer: Kate Smith