Show I j I THE THE NATIONAL HYMN HYMNA Z I A society with headquarters In New N Nl l 2 them and asks aMs the tM adoption of ot a song g gI P I i I published in n The Herald Herad yesterday Ye erday The tj J sony song itself i j h Commonplace but that is isi I It not net the ue sik olt t objection to it Some of ot i t I the great grear t national hymns h have hat been I weak ek in hir rhythm and inadequate I Ii i in ut m but that did not pre prevent i 1 vent them fr i inspiring nations t i I III II great re t deed icett deedA t A t rest real national anthem is I born ui ul the 5 I inspiration n of great grat crisis erish and andI I i I tl 1 grip rip the th ji J dit rt nt fir if men ri tt it a as assia s ia I It t n nt n a 3 as mu li h a hy uv y t ts rl or fir orI t I mil T Th h f i j js a al t x l 0 ill iU tr Ij ii in Au t i ir 1 pines o ne tt great rett reat theme music perfectly I adapted adapt to 0 its ita motive moUe and the i f r ne oe of the worlds most tre tremendous mendus rut h rieal dramas drama Die Dle Wacht am ILcin llin i another sons song that em embodies embodies bodies the thi Spirit of or Its Ita people the state I serious spiritual aspirations of the I north Britain s national air nil is a good deal like John Bull solid ed tenacious not particularly brilliant and yet pleasingly descriptive de of the national spirit As At for lor the United States Stale there might be some debate AS an to what lIat Is really the national hymn The Banner is ii the regulation air for Ti m metal Tidal dal etal ceremonies in army arm aria and aRd navy and it answers aR the requirements aI a to asso associations assOciations and although its air is II t an In Inheritance Inheritance Inheritance from front foreign shores Ihor S its spirit is In distinctively American and it is hal hat hallowed towed lowed by b the memories of ot great wars For Pr battle alone atone no hymn ever eYer writ written tea ten compares in dignity In power and I inspiration ln with wit Julia Ward Howes Howe Battle Hymn of the Re lIe Republic public Like the lar it was wan born bent in 10 blood and christened Iran han epic of history It moves with the th swing and tread trend of ef giants and so long as the nation endures endure it will be sung suns whenever the banner of or war calls mils for heroic sac rUles rince rinceA A new ne national hymn may be written yet but it win will not be in times Umen of peace at the call of those thOS who are discontent discontented ed with the hymns we have hays The an anthems anthems thorns of a people are not made to or order order ordee der dee like uniforms uniform |