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
God Bless Australia God Bless Australia God Bless Australia was a proposed 1961 Australian national anthem by Australian songwriter Jack O'Hagan who provided patriotic lyrics to the traditional tune of "Waltzing Matilda". "Here in this God given land of ours, Australia<br> This proud possession, our own piece of earth<br> That was built by our fathers, who pioneered our heritage,<br> Here in Australia, the land of our birth.<br>" REFRAIN "God bless Australia, Our land Australia,<br> Home of the Anzac, the strong and the free<br> It's our homeland, our own land,<br> To cherish for eternity,<br> God bless Australia, The land of the free.<br>" "Here in