![]() ![]() On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? O 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, O say can you see, by the dawn's early light, Although the national anthem consists of four verses, on almost every occasion only the first verse is sung. As a song, renamed The Star-Spangled Banner, it became a well-known US patriotic song and was made the official US national anthem in 1931. The poem was later set to a popular British tune composed for a London gentlemen's club. Key was inspired by the huge "Star-Spangled Banner" flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812 (1812-15) against the British. The lyrics or words of the US national anthem are from the poem Defence of Fort M'Henry, written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. ![]()
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