Flag of the brave and free!
Flag of our Liberty!
Of thee we sing:
Flag of our father's pride,
With their pure heart's-blood dyed,
When fighting side by side,
Our pledge we bring.

By their pure martyr-blood,
Poured on Columbia's sod
For Liberty;
By all their deeds of old,
Their hunger, thirst, and cold,
Their battles fierce and bold,
We 'll stand by thee!

Thy 'venging stripes shall wave
To guard the homes they gave;
Thy stars shall shine
Upon oppression's night,
To give the patriot light,
And make the dark world bright
With hope divine.

We pledge our heart and hand
To bear thee o'er the land
That God made free, —
Till all its vales and hills,
Its rivers and its rills, —
Till the whole nation thrills
With Victory!

Fear not, O Ship of State!
Though pirates with fierce hate
May cross thy sea: —
Fear not; at thy mast-head
We've nailed the blue, white, red
Old Flag! Our fathers bled,
And so can we!

We love each tattered rag
Of that old war-rent flag
Of Liberty!
Flag of great Washington!
Flag of brave Anderson!
Flag of each mother's son
Who dares be free!

O God, our banner save!
Make it for ages wave!
God save our flag!
Preserve its honor pure,
Unstained may it endure,
And keep our freedom sure:
God save our flag!