We'll Stand By The Flag
Music by E.T. Paull
Poem by H.A. Freeman
Published 1898

A Banner, Red, White and Blue behold unfurled!
With a glory of stars that light the Western World.
Oh, its white grows whiter and its stars stine brighter,
as it greets each coming day
All nations pay homage to its stripes of red,
They were crimsoned in precious blood by heroes shed,
Oh its Blue is Royal and its stars are loyal,
Fair and free they gleam in bright array.

[chorus]
We'll stand by the flag boys forever
We'll pledge it our truest endeavor,
The symbol of the free,
Our flag shall always be
The grandest emblem of them all,
We'll stand by the old flag forever
Old Glory Columbia's pride
What e'er may be fall we are Patriots all,
and we'll fight for it side by side.

When our Banner first came to us in seventy-seven,
'Twas the promise of Liberty a gift from Heav'n,
Then the nations trembled as the hosts assembled,
'neath the stars and stripes to stay
Out Country has risen in her God like might,
Never fearing to battle for the Truth and right,
And oppression falters and forsakes her altars,
when our standard floats above the fray.

[repeat chorus]