Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there: O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?Īnd the rocket’s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming Oh, say! can you see by the dawn’s early light
You can also listen to this song and see the words of the anthem here: Although I have included the whole song for you below, usually only the first seven lines of this song are sung as the anthem. I have written out the lyrics of this song below. Today, Americans only know one national anthem and it is The Star Spangled banner. “The Star-Spangled Banner” was first used as an anthem by the American Navy in 1889, but didn’t officially become the national anthem of the United States of America until 1931! Before 1931, other songs were used as de facto American national anthems at public events. Eventually the poem had to be put to music if it was to become an anthem, so a popular tune from Great Britain was used as the music for this song. The poem, that became America’s national anthem, was called “Defense of Fort M’Henry.” It was written by a man named Francis Scott Key, after he witnessed an attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. That’s right, the American national anthem was not created at the same time as the country (in 1776) and it didn’t officially become the national anthem until much, much later. The words for this song come from a poem written during the War of 1812 in the United States. The American national anthem is called the “The Star-Spangled Banner” and like most national anthems there is a story behind it.
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