Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE AMERICAN FLAG, by LENA E. FAULDS


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THE AMERICAN FLAG, by                    
First Line: Lift it high, our glorious banner
Last Line: Be of happiness and peace!
Subject(s): Flags - United States; American Flag


LIFT it high, our glorious banner;
Let it wave upon the breeze;
Freedom's starry emblem ever,
Lift it high o'er land and seas.

Many conflicts it has witnessed,
Many stories it could tell
Of the brave who fought around it,
Of the brave who 'neath it fell.

Scenes of woe and desolation,
Scenes of joy o'er vic'tries won;
Scenes of rest and peaceful union;
Freedom now for every one.

Life the flag, then, high above us,
May it wave till time shall cease,
And its record for the future,
Be of happiness and peace!





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