Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FLAG WE LOVE SO WELL (MARCHING SONG), by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: March along, march along, with a song Last Line: Chorus: on, on, by dark or dawn, etc. Subject(s): Flags - United States; World War I; American Flag; First World War | ||||||||
MARCH along, march along, with a song For the land of the brave and the free. Let the people throng to save from wrong The world and the world to be, The better world to be. Chorus: On, on, by dark or dawn, 'Neath the constellation Of a mighty nation; The stars of night are not more bright Than the flag we love so well, The flag we love so well. Let us fight with our might for the best Till tyrant kings shall cease, Till East or West, there be none oppressed In the coming Age of Peace, The coming Age of Peace. Chorus: On, on, by dark or dawn, etc. Every kiss that we miss shall abide As a seal of the joy to be, And the mother or bride shall march by our side An Angel of Liberty, An Angel of Liberty. Chorus: On, on, by dark or dawn, etc. To the strong, like a song from the grave The voices of martyrs call: "Go forth ye and save the weak and the slave In the brotherhood of all, The brotherhood of all." Chorus: On, on, by dark or dawn, etc. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...D'ANNUNZIO by ERNEST HEMINGWAY 1915: THE TRENCHES by CONRAD AIKEN TO OUR PRESIDENT by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE HORSES by KATHARINE LEE BATES CHILDREN OF THE WAR by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE U-BOAT CREWS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE RED CROSS NURSE by KATHARINE LEE BATES WAR PROFITS by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE UNCHANGEABLE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN AN ENGLISH MOTHER by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON |
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