"GodSavethe South" is a poem-turned-song considered by some to have been the unofficial national anthem of the Confederate States of America. The words
while "GodSavetheQueen" and "The Maple Leaf Forever" had, since 1867, been competing as unofficial national anthems in English Canada. "O Canada" joined
range of beliefs and customs. The Constitution of Canada refers to God; however, Canada has no official church and the government is officially committed