The Star Spangled Banner
Words: Francis Scott Key
Tune: John Stafford Smith
Category: Patriotic
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1. O say, can you see, by the dawn's ear-ly light,
2. O thus be it ev-er, when free men shall stand
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1. What so proud-ly we hailed at the twi-light's last gleam-ing,
2. Be -tween their loved homes and the war's des - o- la -tion;
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1. Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the per-il-ous fight,
2. Blest with vic-t'ry and peace, may the heav'n-res-cued land
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1. O'er the ram- parts we watched, were so gal-lant-ly stream-ing?
2. Praise the Pow'r that hath made and pre-served us a na-tion!
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1. And the rock-ets' red glare, the bombs burst-ing in air,
2. Then con-quer we must, when our cause it is just;
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1. Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
2. And this be our mot -to: "In God is our trust!"
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1. O say, does that star-span-gled ban-ner yet wa-ve
2. And the star -span-gled ban-ner in tri-umph shall wa-ve
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1. O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
2. O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
