God Bless America God Bless America "God Bless America" is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run up to World War II in 1938. The later version has notably been recorded by Kate Smith, becoming her signature song. "God Bless America" takes the form of a prayer (intro lyrics "as we raise our voices, in a solemn prayer") for God's blessing and peace for the nation ("...stand beside her and guide her through the night..."). Irving Berlin wrote the song in 1918 while serving in the U.S. Army at
God Bless the Child (Shania Twain song) for pop and international stations. The "banjo version" video is available on Twain's DVD "The Platinum Collection". "God Bless the Child" debuted on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of November 30, 1996 at number 74. The song spent 9 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 48 on January 11, 1997, where it remained for one week. The single became Twain's second consecutive song from "The Woman in Me" to miss the top 20. It did however, top the Country Singles Sales chart for one week. Despite failure at country