God Bless America 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. 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
Bless Me Indeed (Jabez's Song) Bless Me Indeed (Jabez's Song) "Bless Me Indeed (Jabez's Song)" (sometimes called "Bless Me Indeed") is a song by Christian rock band MercyMe. Written by the band and produced by Pete Kipley, it was released as the lead single from the band's 2001 album "Almost There". The song was written at the request of the band's record label, who wanted to produce a song based on the popular book "The Prayer of Jabez" (2000). Although the band did not want to write it at first, they eventually relented and recorded it. Lyrically, "Bless Me Indeed" asks God for blessing, paralleling