God Bless America
Irving's patriotic hymn
God Bless America is a patriotic expression invoking divine favor on the United States.
Politicians routinely close speeches with it: And God bless America.
It also names Irving Berlin's 1918 song, which became an unofficial national anthem.
The phrase can be used ironically to comment on American excess or exceptionalism: God bless America, land of the free refill.
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- veteransFormer armed forces members
soldiers · liberty · freedom · independence · constitution · republic · democracy · citizenship
Address to deity
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- amenSolemn spoken agreement
- intercessionActing on another's behalf
supplication · devotion · worship · reverence · grace · protection · providence · thanksgiving
Official song of praise
- balladNarrative poem or song
- lyricsWritten words for music
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- chorusSingers performing together
performance · stadium · baseball · broadcast · recording · standard · rendition · singer
Tendency to expect good
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- prosperityGood fortune, success
promise · future · progress · renewal · resilience · vision · ambition · possibility
Unity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
community · brotherhood · sisterhood · cooperation · alliance · consensus · oneness · collective
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
veterans · soldiers · liberty · freedom · independence · constitution · republic · democracy · citizenship · service
prayer
Address to deity
- benedictionFormal spoken blessing
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- amenSolemn spoken agreement
intercession · supplication · devotion · worship · reverence · grace · protection · providence · thanksgiving · hymn
anthem
Official song of praise
chorus · performance · stadium · baseball · broadcast · recording · standard · rendition · singer · musical
optimism
Tendency to expect good
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
prosperity · promise · future · progress · renewal · resilience · vision · ambition · possibility
solidarity
Unity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
fellowship · community · brotherhood · sisterhood · cooperation · alliance · consensus · oneness · collective · accord
- Anthemsnational anthem, Star-Spangled Banner, La Marseillaise, O Canada, God Save the King
- Irving BerlinWhite Christmas, Easter Parade
- civic observancesnational anthem, moment of silence, flag salute, flag ceremony, Memorial Day
- patriotic musicnational anthem, patriotic songs, The Star-Spangled Banner, patriotic music, God Save the Queen
- patriotismnational anthem, national flags, love of country, patriotism, flag waving
- War SongsLa Marseillaise, Anchors Aweigh, Rule Britannia, Dixie, Yankee Doodle
God Bless Americaanti-American
Hostile toward the States
American Idiot · Amerika · unpatriotic · American imperialism · Fortunate Son
God Bless AmericaFortunate Son
Advantaged male descendant
American Idiot · Strange Fruit · Ohio · protest song · The Star-Spangled Banner
bless, blessing, blessed, blessings, America, American, blesses, Americans, Americana