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American Christian hymns

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The Star-Spangled Banner

national anthem of the United States of America

Battle Hymn of the Republic

American patriotic song written by Julia Ward Howe

We Shall Overcome

protest song of the Civil Rights Movement in the US

America the Beautiful

American patriotic song

"Kum ba yah" ("Come by here") is an African-American spiritual of disputed origin, known to have been sung in the Gullah culture of the islands off South Carolina and Georgia, with ties to enslaved Central Africans. Originally an appeal to God to come to the aid of those in need, the song is thought to have spread from the islands to other Southern states and the North, as well as to other places outside the United States.

Away in a Manger

English Christmas carol composed by William J. Kirkpatrick in 1895

Lift Every Voice and Sing

American hymn composed in 1905 commonly known as the Black national anthem

Mary's Boy Child

Christmas song written and composed by Jester Hairston; originally recorded by Harry Belafonte and released in 1956

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

literary work; poem by Edmund Sears, Christmas carol

Precious Lord, Take My Hand

song written and composed by Thomas A. Dorsey

tradition of sacred choral music, originating in New England in the 18th century and carried on in the Southern U.S., using tunebooks printed in shape notes

It Is Well with My Soul

Famous Christian hymn penned by Horatio Spafford in the late 19th century, as set to the tune VILLE DU HAVRE by Philip Bliss

How Can I Keep from Singing?

This Little Light of Mine

Christian hymn written by Lina Sandell

Shall We Gather at the River?

His Eye Is on the Sparrow

Christian hymn by Civilla D. Martin with a musical setting by Charles H. Gabriel

"Gwahoddiad" is a Welsh hymn of American origin.

The Church in the Wildwood

In the Sweet By-and-By

song composed by Joseph Webster with lyrics by Sanford Fillmore Bennett performed by Glen Campbell

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Christian hymn written in 1923