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Majesty of America, The (2002)

A two-CD compilation of classic recordings by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring songs which celebrate the freedoms and glories of America. Songs include: "You're a Grand Old Flag," "Rock of Ages," "Home on the Range," "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," "My Country! 'Tis of Thee," "Yankee Doodle Boy," and many others.

  • Language English
  • Media Types MP3; Digital Download

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  1. TracksTrack TitleTrack Time
  2. 01 The Stars and Stripes Forever 3:40
    Music By
    John Philip Sousa
    Lyrics By
    Charles Burr/Thomas Frost
  3. 02 Columbia, The Gem of the Ocean 3:31
    Music By
    D.T. Shaw
    Lyrics By
    Beckett, T.A.
  4. 03 You're a Grand Old Flag 2:34
    Music By
    George M. Cohan
    Lyrics By
    George M. Cohan
  5. 04 Rock of Ages 3:32
    Music By
    Augustus Toplady
    Lyrics By
    Thomas Hastings
  6. 05 Home on the Range 3:04
    Music By
    Dan Kelly
    Lyrics By
    Brewster M. Higley
  7. 06 He's Got the Whole World in His Hands 2:36
    Music By
    Traditional
    Lyrics By
    Anonymous
  8. 07 My Country! 'Tis of Thee 2:13
    Music By
    Smith, S.F.
    Lyrics By
    Carey, H.
  9. 08 The Yankee Doodle Boy 2:37
    Music By
    George M. Cohan
    Lyrics By
    George M. Cohan
  10. 09 Down in the Valley 3:21
    Music By
    Traditional
    Lyrics By
    Anonymous
  11. 10 God of Our Fathers 2:12
    Music By
    George William Warren
  12. 11 The Caissons Go Rolling Along 2:09
    Music By
    Gruber, E.
    Lyrics By
    Gruber, E.
    Other
    (The U.S. Field Artillery March)
  13. 12 The Marine's Hymn 2:39
    Music By
    L.Z. Phillips
    Lyrics By
    L.Z. Phillips
    Other
    (From the Halls of Montezuma)
  14. 13 The United States Air Force Song 1:50
    Music By
    R.C. Crawford
    Lyrics By
    R.C. Crawford
  15. 14 This Land Is Your Land 3:09
    Music By
    Woody Guthrie
    Lyrics By
    Woody Guthrie
  16. 15 Onward, Christian Soldiers 3:00
    Music By
    Sir Arthur Sullivan
    Lyrics By
    Sullivan Baring-Gould
  17. 16 Anchors Aweigh 2:19
    Music By
    Charles Zimmerman
    Lyrics By
    A. Miles
  18. 17 Navy Hymn (Eternal Father) 2;51
    Music By
    Dykes, J.B.
    Lyrics By
    Dykes, J.B.
  19. 18 Shenandoah (Across the Wide Missouri) 5:13
    Music By
    Traditional
    Lyrics By
    Anonymous
  20. 19 Battle Hymn of the Republic 4:40
    Music By
    G. S. Shofield
    Lyrics By
    Julia Ward Howe
  21. 20 Semper Fidelis 2:48
    Music By
    John Philip Sousa
    Lyrics By
    Charles Burr
  22. 21 The Star Spangled Banner 2:35
    Music By
    Francis Scott Key
    Lyrics By
    John Stafford Smith
  23. 22 Deep River 5:29
    Music By
    Traditional
    Lyrics By
    Eddie Sauter
  24. 23 The Thunderer 2:53
    Music By
    John Philip Sousa
    Lyrics By
    Charles Burr
  25. 24 America, the Beautiful 3:37
    Music By
    Samuel Ward
    Lyrics By
    Katherine Lee Bates
  26. 25 The Battle Cry of Freedom 3:52
    Music By
    George F. Root
    Lyrics By
    George F. Root
  27. 26 When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again 2:51
    Music By
    Stephen Foster
    Lyrics By
    Stephen Foster
  28. 27 This Is My Country 3:54
    Music By
    Don Raye
    Lyrics By
    Al Jacobs
  29. 28 God Bless America 2:18
    Music By
    Irving Berlin
    Lyrics By
    Irving Berlin

Description

Description

A Sony Records release, catalog #87750. This two-CD set is a newly remastered compilation of 28 songs taken from the renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir's recordings of the 1960s and '70s. The Choir, directed by Richard P. Conde, is supported by alternating organists, the Columbia Symphonic Band, the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The conductors include Arthur Harris, Jerold D. Ottley, and Eugene Ormandy.