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Yes.
The tune was written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men's social club in London. "The Anacreontic Song", set to various lyrics, was already popular here in the US. It was set to F.S.Key's poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" after seeing the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore and renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner".
*And as Larry mentioned above scared music (as does ALL music) has a long history of borrowing from other sources as well as other sacred music.
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