O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.Īnd where is that band who so vauntingly swore ‘Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam, What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep,Īs it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave Gave proof thru the night that our flag was still there. O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?Īnd the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light On almost every occasion only the first verse is sung. The National Anthem consists of four verses. “The Star Spangled Banner”, composed by Francis Scott Key in 1814, was ordered played at military and naval occasions by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, but was not designated the national anthem by an Act of Congress until 1931. National Anthem: The Star Spangled Banner Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau (July 1, 2022) Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau (24 August 2022) Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau (November 1, 2022) Upcoming General Election Runoffs in Georgia, Arkansas, and Louisiana.Consulate to Offer Consular Services in Macau on May 10 Statement by President Joe Biden on Hong Kong’s Apple Daily.The Administration’s Approach to the People’s Republic of China.Consul General Hanscom Smith Farewell Remarks Consul General Gregory May Keynote Remarks at the CSIS.Publication of Final Rule on Nonimmigrant Visa Fee Increases.USA Pavilion at HOFEX Trade Show Highlights the Quality and Diversity U.S.Forum Highlights Women’s Leadership in Financing Asia’s Sustainable Green Transition.Remarks by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the U.S.USCIS Extends and Expands Employment Authorization for Hong Kong Residents Covered by DED.Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land Praise the Power 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. O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: 'Tis the star-spangled banner, O long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.Īnd where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, A home and a country, should leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. O say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, 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?
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