to thee 'tis given
To guard the banner of the free,
To hover in the sulphur smoke,
To ward away the battle stroke,
And bid its blendings shine afar,
Like on the cloud of war,
The harbingers of victory!
To guard the banner of the free,
To hover in the sulphur smoke,
To ward away the battle stroke,
And bid its blendings shine afar,
Like on the cloud of war,
The harbingers of victory!
Matthews - Poems of American Patriotism
