The original hymn was written in 1885 by Swedish preacher Carl Boberg and is one if, if not the, most recognizable church hymns of all time. Not surprisingly, tons of other artists have covered the ...

What we know Carrie Underwood was slated to perform the popular ... It was later put to a hymn by Samual A. Ward. The combination of Ward's melody and Bates's poem was first entitled "America ...