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God Save the Flag
By Oliver Wendell Homes
Washed in the blood of the brave and the blooming,
Snatched from the alters of insolent foes,
Burning with star-fires, but never consuming,
Flashed its broad ribbons of lily and rose.
Vainly the prophets of Baal would rend it,
Vainly his worshipers pray for its fall;
Thousands have dies for it, millions defend it,
Emblem of justice and mercy to all;
Justice that reddens the sky with her terrors,
Soothing all passions, redeeming all errors,
Sheathing the sabre and breaking the chain.
Born on the deluge of old usurpations,
Drifted our Ark o’er the desolate seas,
Bearing the rainbow of hope to the nations,
Torn from the storm-cloud and flung to the breeze!
God bless the Flag and its loyal defenders,
While its broad folds o’er the battle-field wave
Till the dim star-wealth rekindle its splendor,
Washed from its stains in the blood of the brave!
God Save the Flag
By Oliver Wendell Homes
Washed in the blood of the brave and the blooming,
Snatched from the alters of insolent foes,
Burning with star-fires, but never consuming,
Flashed its broad ribbons of lily and rose.
Vainly the prophets of Baal would rend it,
Vainly his worshipers pray for its fall;
Thousands have dies for it, millions defend it,
Emblem of justice and mercy to all;
Justice that reddens the sky with her terrors,
Soothing all passions, redeeming all errors,
Sheathing the sabre and breaking the chain.
Born on the deluge of old usurpations,
Drifted our Ark o’er the desolate seas,
Bearing the rainbow of hope to the nations,
Torn from the storm-cloud and flung to the breeze!
God bless the Flag and its loyal defenders,
While its broad folds o’er the battle-field wave
Till the dim star-wealth rekindle its splendor,
Washed from its stains in the blood of the brave!
We can choose to do something or chose to do nothing to help others!
I choose to do something and hope you will do the same.
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