The Star Spangled Banner
By Erick Posted in War — Comments (2) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
On September 12, 2001, I attended a prayer service at the First Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Macon, GA. As is typical with so many civic affairs in our country, only one stanza of the Star Spangled Banner was sung. This time, however, we sang the last stanza, which was and is most appropriate, and is also under appreciated. Moe's clip below reminded of this. Here now are the words to the last stanza:
O thus be it ever when free-men shall stand
Between their lov'd home 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 preserv'd 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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on the whole "let's change the national anthem to something better, more singable, less war like etc" arguments.
I also wish we would encourage schools to have kids sing the national anthem more often, although I suspect they won't be doing the second verse-the ACLU might sue.
don't you think, Erick? Should our children be allowed to sing that in school or anything? Might give them hostile and agressive ideas and keep them from celebrating diversity.
I had a bunch of things I should have done today, but I just sat around and watched TV and typed here. And, I'll admit, I spent a lot of this day with a lump in my throat, some with a tear in my eye, and a bit just sitting here shaking. I hate those feelings! And I don't want another American to ever feel them on my watch. We have a duty to see that the "star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave."
In Vino Veritas