WEBAnd the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave. O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand. Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land. Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
WEB"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written by Francis Scott Key, a 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Outer Baltimore Harbor in the …
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National anthem of the United States of America (lyrics)
WEBJul 17, 2016 · National anthem of the United States of America (lyrics) - YouTube. JR videos. 215K subscribers. Subscribed. 77K. 8.4M views 7 years ago. The Star-Spangled Banner (1st, 2nd, and 4th verse)...
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The Star-Spangled Banner | USA, National Anthem, Lyrics, Song
WEBApr 11, 2024 · Written by British composer John Stafford Smith—whose identity was discovered only in the 1970s by a librarian in the music division of the Library of Congress —the song was sung to signal a transition between the evening’s orchestral music concert and after-dinner participatory singing.
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The Star-Spangled Banner - Lyrics, Writer & Song | HISTORY
WEBSep 28, 2017 · “The Star-Spangled Banner” is the national anthem of the United States. By the time the song officially became the country’s anthem in 1931, it had been one of America’s most popular...
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Discover the history behind the Star-Spangled Banner, and how it became America's national anthem. Listen to the music and read the lyrics.
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The Story Behind the Star Spangled Banner - Smithsonian Magazine
WEBFeb 13, 2007 · Written by Francis Scott Key (born 1779, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.) Lyrics (1814):O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,What so ...
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NMAH | The Lyrics - National Museum of American History
WEBSing The National Anthem. Francis Scott Key was a gifted amateur poet. Inspired by the sight of the American flag flying over Fort McHenry the morning after the bombardment, he scribbled the initial verse of his song on the back of a letter. ... Because the song extolled the national flag—a symbol of loyalty to the Unionâ ...
WEBStar-Spangled Banner. The original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the song that would become our national anthem, is among the most treasured artifacts in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
