This Is | My Song

Chaplin eventually offered the song to his neighbor in Switzerland, Petula Clark . Clark famously disliked the "old-fashioned" English lyrics and tried to block the single's release.

Written between the two World Wars, the hymn emphasizes a global message of peace and mutual understanding. THIS IS MY SONG

Despite her reservations, the song reached No. 1 in the UK and No. 3 in the US in 1967. 2. The 1934 Hymn (A Song of Peace) Chaplin eventually offered the song to his neighbor

The poem contrasts a love for one's own home and country with the realization that people in other lands feel the same way about theirs. THIS IS MY SONG

This version is a beloved poem written by in 1934, later set to the "Finlandia" melody composed by Jean Sibelius .