Woof and Away to Lock Haven, PA: A Flying Blog by Jasper the Dog

National Anthem

O say can you see, by the dawn's early light

720

The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)

Metric Index

Irr.

Modality

B♭ Major

15-Pitch Humming Index

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Author

Francis Scott Key [1779-1843]

Language

English

Publication Date

1985

Source

Source unknown [ca. 18th cent.]

Topic

National Songs

Last Five Uses

• Used on Jul 07, 2024 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jul 02, 2023 10:30 as the Recessional Hymn at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA
• Used on Jul 03, 2016 10:00 as the Post Communion Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Jul 05, 2009 10:00 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA
• Used on Nov 09, 2008 10:00 as the Entrance Hymn at St. Andrew's Episcopal, Glenmoore, PA

Poem Words (Two verses)

O say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
o'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say does the star-spangled banner yet wave
o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

O thus be it ever, when free men shall stand
between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
and this be our motto, "In God is our trust!"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!