<P> The phrase appears to have originated in `` The Star - Spangled Banner '' , written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 . The fourth stanza includes the phrase , `` And this be our motto : ' In God is our Trust . ' '' This version of the motto made an early appearance on the twenty dollar interest bearing notes issued in 1864 along with the motto `` God and our Right '' . </P>
<P> The phrase appears to have originated in `` The Star - Spangled Banner '' , written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 . The fourth stanza includes the phrase , `` And this be our motto : ' In God is our Trust . ' '' This version of the motto made an early appearance on the twenty dollar interest bearing notes issued in 1864 along with the motto `` God and our Right '' . </P>
where did in god we trust come from
where did in god we trust come from
The Star - Spangled Banner
The Star - Spangled Banner