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 the Broken Road Selah's version peaked at number five on the Hot Christian Songs charts. In 2007, this version of the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Song of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards. A feature film based on the song, titled "God Bless the Broken Road", began filming in 2015, and was announced in 2016. While originally announced for a 2016 release, the film eventually settled for a September 7, 2018 release date. Bless the Broken Road "Bless the Broken Road" is a song that has been recorded by several American country music artists. Co-written by Marcus