O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand,
Between their loved home and the war's desolation,
Blessed with vict'ry 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 best verse, for sure.
I also like the second verse in which the rising sun reveals that the flag is, indeed, still there, and the third verse that taunts the British soldiers and sailors and makes a reference to Job 7:2 in the Old Testament.