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In reply to the discussion: Did anyone else sing Battle Hymn of the Republic in school? [View all]ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)17. Now I remember From the Halls of Montezuma
Oh well, I guess that blows my theory of being forced to sing Union songs. I think Battle Hymn of the Republic stood out to me because of the imagery. Or maybe they conflated the Mexican/American war with the Civil War.
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Yes, and we had to sing it in Church on Palm Sunday last year. So, I quit the choir and the church.
SharonAnn
Jul 2017
#4
Yes. Our 1950s-1960s school songbooks had quite a section of songs related to war & patriotism...
Hekate
Jul 2017
#13
Someone, perhaps the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, changed "die" to "live." Atlantic
WinkyDink
Jul 2017
#32