The Flag Goes By
by Henry Holcomb Bennett (1863-1924) |
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Hats off!
Along the street there comes
A blare of
bugles, a ruffle of drums,
A flash of color beneath the
sky:
Hats off!
The flag is passing by!
Blue and
crimson and white it shines,
Over the steel-tipped,
ordered lines.
Hats off!
The colors before us fly;
But more than the flag is passing by.
Sea-fights and
land-fights, grim and great,
Fought to make and to save
the State:
Weary marches and sinking ships;
Cheers of
victory on dying lips;
Days of plenty and years of
peace;
March of a strong land's swift increase;
Equal
justice, right and law,
Stately honor and reverend awe;
Sign of a nation, great and strong
To ward her people
from foreign wrong:
Pride and glory and honor,�all
Live in the colors to stand or fall.
Hats off!
Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles, a ruffle
of drums;
And loyal hearts are beating high:
Hats off!
The flag is passing by! |
By Henry Holcomb Bennett (1863-1924)
Listed November 13, 2012 |
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