skip navigation
  • Ask a Librarian Digital Collections Library Catalogs
 Library of Congress >  Performing Arts Encyclopedia > Sheet Music Text
Performing Arts Encyclopedia Home
 
More Search Options

Sheet Music Views:

  • Description
  • Page Turner
  • Contact Sheet
  • PDF for printing

Sheet Music Lyrics:

  • Display Lyrics
  • PDF for Printing

See Also:

  • Stars and Stripes Forever [article]

From:

  • Performing Arts Encyclopedia
  • Patriotic Melodies
  • The March King: John Philip Sousa
  • Song of America
  • Encyclopedia Home
  • About the Encyclopedia
  • Contact Us
  • Help
  • Copyright
{ embed_type: 'image', embed_detail: 'http://lcweb2.loc.gov/natlib/ihas/service/patriotic/100010482/0001h.jpg', embed_alt: 'Stars and stripes forever / John Philip Sousa [sheet music]', thumbnail: { url: 'http://lcweb2.loc.gov/natlib/ihas/service/patriotic/100010482/0001h.jpg', alt: 'Stars and stripes forever / John Philip Sousa [sheet music]' }, download_links:[ { label:'TIFF Master', link: 'TIFF', meta: 'TIFF' },{ label:'MODS Bibliographic Record', link: 'mods.xml', meta: 'XML' }, { label:'METS Object Description', link: 'mets.xml', meta: 'XML' } ] }

Stars and stripes forever [sheet music]

Verse
Let martial note In triumph float,
And liberty extend its mighty hand,
A flag appears, 'Mid thund'rous cheers,
The banner of the Western-land.
The emblem of the brave and true,
Its folds protect no tyrant crew,
The red white and starry blue,
Is Freedom's shield and hope.
Other nations may deem their flags the best
And cheer them with fervid elation
But the flag of the North and South and West
Is the flag of flags, The flag of Freedom's nation.
Chorus
Hurrah for the flag of the free,
May it wave as our standard forever,
The gem of the land and the sea,
The Banner of the Right.
Let despots remember the day
When our fathers with mighty endeavor,
Proclaim'd as they march'd to the fray,
That by their might, And by their right,
It waves forever!
Verse
Let eagle shriek From lofty peak,
The never-ending watch-word of our land.
Let the summer breeze Waft through the trees
The echo of the chorus grand.
Sing out for liberty and light
Sing out for freedom and the right
Sing out for Union and its might,
Oh, patriotic Sons!
Other nations may deems their flags the best
And cheer them with fervid elation
But the flag of the North and South and West
Is the flag of flags, The flag of Freedom's nation.
Display XML: MODS Bibliographic Data | METS Object Description
About | Press | Site Map | Contact | Accessibility | Legal | External Link Disclaimer | USA.gov