Amidst the British bomb and missile attacks
That Francis Scott Key, stranded on a boat
With fear and hope within him asked:
Oh say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
After generations and many years have past
This is the question I pose to you
The very same question, which plagued Mr. Key
I ask it again today anew:
Oh say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
To us, that Flag has been much more than colored cloth
It has kept our ideals clean and clear
While raised, it represents our visions and dreams
And all that we hold dear.
From freedom, liberty, courage and virtue
To the recognition of God’s sustaining hand
Our Star-Spangled Banner in representation
Has ever flown over our land.
Do we still raise these ideals high
Unfeigned, clear, and bold
As an example for the world to see
And encourage them to seek and uphold?
Is our land still filled
With freedom’s holy light?
Do we still have the brave
Who will stand up and fight?
So, today, with fear and hope
Much like Francis Scott Key
I ask the very same question
To you and me:
Oh say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Jared Kimball Turner
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