The Marines' Hymn

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The Marines' Hymn
lyrics by Anonymous, composed by Jacques Offenbach

The Marines' hymn is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps. It is often also referred to as "The Marine Corps' Hymn". It is the oldest official song in the U.S. Armed Forces. The song has an obscure origin—the words date from the 19th century, but no one knows the author. The music is from the opera Geneviève de Brabant by Jacques Offenbach, which had its début in Paris in 1859. The Marine Corps secured a copyright on the song on August 19, 1919, but it is now in the public domain. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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Semper Fidelis

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Versions of The Marines' Hymn include:

"From the Halls of Montezuma" in The Army and Navy Hymnal, 1920
"The Marines' Hymn", official version authorized by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1929-1942
"The Marines' Hymn", official version authorized by the Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1942-present

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1965, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 58 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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The Marines' Hymn

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