Francis Scott Key

“ O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.
(Chorus: Repeat last two lines.)
Oh thus be it ever when freemen shall stand
⁠Between their loved homes and the war's desolation.
Blest with vict'ry 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. ”

“ ⁠Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' polution
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave; ”