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Samuel Francis Smith 1808-95, American Baptist clergyman and poet, b. Boston. He is remembered as the author of the national hymn "America," written while he was a student at Andover Theological Seminary. Among his many other hymns is "The Morning Light Is Breaking."

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Smith, Samuel Francis (1808–95),Boston Baptist clergyman, who while a student at Andover Theological Seminary wrote the patriotic hymn “America” (1831). His verses were collected in Poems of Home and Country (1895), and he was also the author of a book on mythology, travel sketches, and other prose.

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	America (My Country 'Tis of Thee).(national song lyrics) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 11/19/2001
	Smuggling revolution: the sanctuary movement in America. Magazine article from: National Review; 9/26/1986

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