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Thomas A'Becket (composer)
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Thomas a'Becket (March 17, 1808 – January 6, 1890) was a male actor and musician credited with writing the music and the words, in 1843, to "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean".
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O, Columbia, the gem of the ocean, The home of the brave and the free,The shrine of each patriot's devotion, A world offers homage to thee.
Three cheers for the red, white, and blue.
"Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" (c. 1843). The Public School Singing Book (Philadelphia: Leary & Getz, 1848) p. 4
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