1 Beautiful flag of liberty, beautiful flag we love,
Float afar o’er the land and the sea,
Proudly wave in colors bright,
Thou starry standard of the noble free;
Thou beamest the glory of fair Columbia’s home,
Thou shinest the light of the lands beyond the foam,
O, flag so free,
We stand for thee,
When strike the bolts of war, and flash the sabres bright.
Thou beamest the glory of fair Columbia’s home,
Thou shinest the light of the lands beyond the foam;
For thee we stand, thou ensign fair of truth and right.
2 Beautiful flag of liberty, beautiful flag we love,
O’er the free thou forever shalt wave;
Fall, ye crowns, ye thrones decay;
‘Twas God to thee thy hues eternal gave;
Float on, O, thou banner of freedom wide unfurled,
Float on, O, thou symbol of justice, o’er the world,
O, flag so free,
We stand for thee,
When strike the bolts of war, and flash the sabres bright.
Float on, O, thou banner of freedom wide unfurled,
Float on, O, thou symbol of justice, o’er the world;
For thee we stand, thou ensign fair of truth and right.
Coda:
O flag of liberty, float on,
O, flag of liberty,
Beautiful flag of liberty.
Source: Hymns for Today: for Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies, The Church, The Home, Community Welfare Associations, and Patriotic Meetings #271
Rv Palmer Hartsough USA 1844-1932. Born in Redford, MI, he attended Kalamazoo College and Michigan State Normal school (later MSU). He became an author, editor, lyricist, and librettist. After working as a traveling singing teacher in MI, IL, IA, OH, KY and TN, he opened a music studio in Rock Island, IL, around 1877, also directing music at a Baptist church there. In 1893, due to his poetic abilities, he moved to Cincinnati, OH, and joined the Fillmore Music Company, providing texts (over 1000) for their music. He also served as music director at the Bethel Mission and the 9th Street Baptist Church. He became a traveling song evangelist in 1903, and was ordained a Baptist minister in 1906, serving in Ontario, Canada, and MI from 191… Go to person page >
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