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rdking647

(5,113 posts)
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 06:52 PM Jan 2018

5th verse of teh national anthem. very appropriate in these days

lyrics
When our land is illum'd with Liberty's smile,
If a foe from within strike a blow at her glory,
Down, down, with the traitor that dares to defile
The flag of her stars and the page of her story!
By the millions unchain'd who our birthright have gained
We will keep her bright blazon forever unstained!
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
While the land of the free is the home of the brave.



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5th verse of teh national anthem. very appropriate in these days (Original Post) rdking647 Jan 2018 OP
Ahhh...the problem is the 4th verse. brush Jan 2018 #1

brush

(53,771 posts)
1. Ahhh...the problem is the 4th verse.
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 07:17 PM
Jan 2018

"And 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 wiped out their foul footstep's pollution.
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."

The highlighted part tells us as much about what needs to fix about this country as trump and his voters and how the repugs don't want to save DACA.

I'd go with "America the Beautiful" or "This Land is My Land" as the national anthem.

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