akastormi 617 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) I seen this and it made me wonder. How many people have ever seen, read, or hear in WHOLE our National Anthem? How many people of our nation think The Star Spangled Banner, is just what is so often butchered at the beginning of a ball game? The thought kind struck a nerve in me. So; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fQd858cRc&feature=related The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics By Francis Scott Key 1814 Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: 'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more! Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave! The history, story, music, adoptions all make up a very colorful lesson "We The People" should all know. Edited February 5, 2011 by akastormi 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Been posted befor, But still good to see for anyone who wasn't around for the last time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sidewinderl 43 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 I always find it funny how people try to claim the motto is a product of the 20th century...and they'll probably say the Star Spangled Banner doesn't count either, because it wasn't officially adopted until the 20th. So what did we have before that? The original Anthem was 'Hail, Comlumbia' and it contained the lines "While off'ring peace, sincere and just, In Heaven's we place a manly trust," Woops, guess it was there too...and in the last line of the Declaration of Independence. Our country was founded on "In God We Trust" whether you like it or not. But don't let that stop a good witch hunt! The founders will not rest in their graves until every last courthouse nativity scene is kicked over! It's not like they prayed and held church services in Congress...oh wait, they did...but clearly by the principles of separation of church and...no wait, it was Jefferson who drafted and signed the Declarion of Independence that contained the original mention of "In God We Trust", and he was the one who allowed the Capitol building to be used for church services. ...b-but...corporations...g-global warming... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Klassy Kalashnikov 1,393 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 I always find it funny how people try to claim the motto is a product of the 20th century...and they'll probably say the Star Spangled Banner doesn't count either, because it wasn't officially adopted until the 20th. So what did we have before that? The original Anthem was 'Hail, Comlumbia' and it contained the lines "While off'ring peace, sincere and just, In Heaven's we place a manly trust," Woops, guess it was there too...and in the last line of the Declaration of Independence. Our country was founded on "In God We Trust" whether you like it or not. But don't let that stop a good witch hunt! The founders will not rest in their graves until every last courthouse nativity scene is kicked over! It's not like they prayed and held church services in Congress...oh wait, they did...but clearly by the principles of separation of church and...no wait, it was Jefferson who drafted and signed the Declarion of Independence that contained the original mention of "In God We Trust", and he was the one who allowed the Capitol building to be used for church services. ...b-but...corporations...g-global warming... Please keep your political rants in the politics section. This thread is (supposed to be) about the fourth verse of the Star Spangled Banner. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uzitiger 193 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 This is the reason the fourth stanza is not sang at sports games. They don't want to remind us of the individual freedom this country was based upon. If the full song was played at a baseball game, I could see some douchebag from the ACLU suing the team, the city and the stadium management saying the fourth stanza is offensive to it because it mentions G-d's name who gave us the freedom. The third stanza also offends them "Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution". This applies to all the leftists, illegal aliens and Muslimes who want to bring down this country. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Koliadko 207 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 I always find it funny how people try to claim the motto is a product of the 20th century...and they'll probably say the Star Spangled Banner doesn't count either, because it wasn't officially adopted until the 20th. So what did we have before that? The original Anthem was 'Hail, Comlumbia' and it contained the lines "While off'ring peace, sincere and just, In Heaven's we place a manly trust," Woops, guess it was there too...and in the last line of the Declaration of Independence. Our country was founded on "In God We Trust" whether you like it or not. But don't let that stop a good witch hunt! The founders will not rest in their graves until every last courthouse nativity scene is kicked over! It's not like they prayed and held church services in Congress...oh wait, they did...but clearly by the principles of separation of church and...no wait, it was Jefferson who drafted and signed the Declarion of Independence that contained the original mention of "In God We Trust", and he was the one who allowed the Capitol building to be used for church services. ...b-but...corporations...g-global warming... Please keep your political rants in the politics section. This thread is (supposed to be) about the fourth verse of the Star Spangled Banner. This line is in the fourth verse 'And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."' so he seems on point to me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Klassy Kalashnikov 1,393 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) This line is in the fourth verse 'And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."' so he seems on point to me. Can you point out which part of the song mentions corporations and global warming? these topics are unrelated to the discussion at hand. There is a section for politics if that's what you feel like talking about. Edited February 5, 2011 by Classy Kalashnikov 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akastormi 617 Posted February 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 The fourth stanza includes the line "And this be our motto: In God is our Trust.". The United States adopted "In God We Trust" as its national motto in 1956. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Koliadko 207 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 This line is in the fourth verse 'And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."' so he seems on point to me. Can you point out which part of the song mentions corporations and global warming? these topics are unrelated to the discussion at hand. There is a section for politics if that's what you feel like talking about. He mentioned those 2 things at the end of his post. It wasn't the main subject of his post. AND, I do believe it is the moderators responsibility to tell people what is and isn't appropriate what to post or where to post. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heath_h49008 442 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) CK, we have talked about a lot of things in this forum. Relax. As for the original motto, it would probably be "E Pluribus Unum" from the front, or "Novus Ordo Seclorum" from the reverse, of the Great Seal, created and ratified by the Founding Fathers in 1782. "In God we Trust" was added to coins in a religious fervor over the Civil War in 1864. It was then Re-added in 1907 amid another wave of religious feelings, and finally made the "official" motto in 1956 as a way to spite "those godless commie bastards". Francis Scott Key was the president of the American Bible Society... not of the United States. Calling him a founding father for writing a poem is a bit of a stretch. Edited February 5, 2011 by Heath_h49008 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fatboy148 4 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 (edited) [quote name='akastormi' timestamp='1296926790' post='602278' How many people of our nation think The Star Spangled Banner, is just what is so often butchered at the beginning of a ball game. Forget about the rest of the verses, yesterday was an example of just what you say, "butchered". Edited February 7, 2011 by Fatboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dad2142Dad 6,559 Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Forget about the rest of the verses, yesterday was an example of just what you say, "butchered". Yeah they should have gotten the guy who did the NFC championship game. I did really like the open with the reading of the declaration, was well done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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