Songs of Long Ago/Red, White, and Blue
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For works with similar titles, see O Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean.
![\relative c' { << \new Voice = "a" { \time 4/4 \key a \major \autoBeamOff \partial 4 e8.^\markup { \italic Maestoso. } (e16) a4 a8. a16 b4 e8. d16 cis8 a r4 r r8 e8 fis4 fis'8 e d[cis] b a a2(gis4) r8 b8 b4 b8 b b4 cis8 dis e b r4 r r8 e8 dis[cis] b a gis[fis] b dis, e4 r4 r r8 e8 b'4 b8. b16 a8[gis] fis e e a r4 r a8(b) cis cis4 cis8 d[cis] b a b4 r4 r b8 ~ b e e4 e8 d[cis] b a gis fis r4 r fis'8\fermata [e] d[cis] b a gis4 fis8 gis a4 r4 r gis8[a] b4 b8. b16 b4 e8. d16 cis4 r4 r gis8[a] b4 b8. b16 b4 e8. d16 cis4 r4 r a8(cis) e e4 e8 d[cis] b a gis fis r4 r fis'8[e] d[cis] b a gis4 fis8 gis a2 r4 \bar ".." } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set associatedVoice = #"a" \set stanza = #"1. " O8. Co16 -- lum4 -- bia!8. the16 gem4 of8. the16 o8 -- cean, \skip4 \skip4 \skip8 The8 home4 of8 the brave4 and8 the free,2. \skip8 The8 shrine4 of8 each pa4 -- triot’s8 de -- vo -- tion, \skip4 \skip4 \skip8 A8 world4 of8 -- fers hom4 -- age8 to thee.4 \skip4 \skip4 \skip8 Thy8 man4 -- dates8. make16 he4 -- roes8 as -- sem -- ble, \skip4 \skip4 When4 Lib8 -- er4 -- ty’s8 form4 stands8 in view,4 \skip4 \skip4 Thy4 ban8 -- ners4 make8 ty4 -- ran8 -- ny trem -- ble, \skip4 \skip4 When4 borne by8 the red,4 white,8 and blue,4 \skip4 \skip4 When4 borne by8. the16 red,4 white,8. and16 blue.4 \skip4 \skip4 When4 borne by8. the16 red,4 white,8. and16 blue,4 \skip4 \skip4 Thy4 ban8 -- ners4 make8 ty4 -- ran8 -- ny trem -- ble, \skip4 \skip4 When4 borne by8 the red,4 white,8 and blue.2 \skip4 } \new Lyrics \lyricmode { \set associatedVoice = #"a" \set stanza = #"2. " When4 war winged8. its16 wide4 des8. -- o16 -- la8 -- tion, \skip4 \skip4 \skip8 And8 threa4 -- tened8 the land4 to8 de -- form,2. \skip8 The8 ark4 then8 of free4 -- dom’s8 foun -- da -- tion, \skip4 \skip4 \skip8 Co8 -- lum4 -- bia,8 rode safe4 thro’8 the storm;4 \skip4 \skip4 \skip8 With8 gar4 -- lands8. of16 vic4 -- t’ry8 a -- round her, \skip4 \skip4 When8 so proud -- ly4 she8 bore4 her8 brave crew,4 \skip4 \skip4 With8 her flag proud4 -- ly8 float4 -- ing8 be -- fore her, \skip4 \skip4 The4 boast of8 the red,4 white,8 and blue,4 \skip4 \skip4 The4 boast of8. the16 red,4 white,8. and16 blue.4 \skip4 \skip4 The4 boast4 of8. the16 red,4 white,8. and16 blue,4 \skip4 \skip4 With8 her flag float4 -- ing8 proud4 -- ly8 be -- fore her, \skip4 \skip4 The4 boast of8 the red,4 white,8 and blue.2 \skip4 } >> }](//upload.wikimedia.org/score/6/q/6qgtb9hrozqjxwz9oh5p2jjhmp2feuq/6qgtb9hr.png)
Red, White, and Blue.
David T. Shaw.
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Red, White, and Blue.
David T. Shaw.