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HATION ?L SONGS.

  • ?'?1? AMERIC? FLAG.

WHEW Freedom From her morttab Unfurl'd her standa? to the ?he tore th? a? robe of ?ight, ?d set ?e ?a? ?glo? She ming? ?th the g?ous d? Th? m?iky ?l?ic of t? ?es, And zt?d its p?e ce?t?l white, W?th stmakin? of the mo?ing light; Then, from his m?sion in the 8hz called her eagle-bearer down, And g?ve ?to h? m?hty hand The ?y?ol of ?r cho?n land. ?a?stic ?h of t? ?d, Who ma?t ?!oft ?hy?mgal f?m, ?o hear th? tem?zt trumping 1ou?, And ?e th? l?htning ? driven, When stride the ?iors of ?he sto? And rolls the thunder ?ums of heaven, Child of the sun, to thee 'tis given, To ? the-b?ner of tho free ?o hover in the s?pher smoko, ?o w?d away t? battle stroka, ' And bid i? blendin? shine aft, Like rain?ws on the cloud of war, The harb?ger of victor.. Flag of the brave, thy folds shall fly, The sign of hope and tfi?igh. When speaks the signal tmmpebtone, ' ?d the long ? ? gleaming (Ere yet the l?e blo? x?m ?d wets Has dim? the glistening Bayone, Each ?ldier's eye shall b?ghtly t? To where thy met?r-glories?, And, ? h? sprin? s?ps advance ?,?,?,?o?Goo?le 21