THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER Congress adopted the song in 1931 as our national anthem, the result
of a nation-wide campaign initiated by the VFW O say, can you see - By the dawn's early light What so proudly we hail'd At the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, Through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, Were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night That our Flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free And the home of the brave? O, thus be it ever When free men shall stand Between their loved homes And the war's desolation! Blest with vict'ry and peace May the heav'n rescued land Praise the Pow'r that hath made And preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must When our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our Trust." And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free And the home of the brave.
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© VFW 1998 . Created by Lynn - Last Updated 29 Dec 2001
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