FReeper Canteen ~ The Star Spangled Banner ~ 14 September 2017

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Star Spangled Banner ~
Written by Francis Scott Key (1814)

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The War of 1812 had been a particularly nasty conflict with the British. They had burned down the Capitol and the White House in Washington, and were set on taking the port of Baltimore, which was protected in part by Fort McHenry, just to the south.

On September 7th, 1814, during the build-up to the attack on Baltimore, two Americans, Colonel John Skinner and a lawyer and part-time poet by the name of Francis Scott Key, had gone out to one of the British ships. They had come to negotiate the release of Dr William Beanes, a friend of Key who had been seized following the attack on Washington. The British agreed, but all three had learned too much about the forthcoming attack on Baltimore and so were detained by the British on board the frigate Surprise until it was over.

The attack started on September 12th, 1814, and after an initial exchange of fire, the fleet withdrew to form an arc just outside the range of Fort McHenry's fire.

Skinner, Beanes and Key watched much of the bombardment from the British deck. The major attack started in heavy rain on the morning of September 13th. Just under three miles in the distance the three men caught glimpses of the star-shaped fort with its huge flag - 42ft long, with 8 red stripes, 7 white stripes and 15 white stars, and specially commissioned to be big enough that the British could not possibly fail to see it from a distance.

In the dark of the night of the 13th, the shelling suddenly stopped. Through the darkness they couldn't tell whether the British forces had been defeated, or the fort had fallen.

As the rain cleared, and the sun began to rise, Key peered through the lifting darkness anxious to see if the flag they had seen the night before was still flying. And so it was that he scribbled on the back of an envelope the first lines of a poem he called Defense of Fort M'Henry.

O, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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 Mayor]

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September 14, 2017

In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit. Judges 21:25

After attacking my husband with hurtful words when a situation didn’t go my way, I snubbed the Holy Spirit’s authority as He reminded me of Bible verses that revealed my sinful attitudes. Was nursing my stubborn pride worth the collateral damage in my marriage or being disobedient to God? Absolutely not. But by the time I asked for forgiveness from the Lord and my spouse, I’d left a wake of wounds behind me—the result of ignoring wise counsel and living as if I didn’t have to answer to anyone but myself.

There was a time when the Israelites had a rebellious attitude. After the death of Moses, Joshua led the Israelites into the promised land. Under his leadership, the Israelite’s served the Lord (Judg. 2:7). But after Joshua and the generation that outlived him died, the Israelites forgot God and what He’d done (v. 10). They rejected godly leadership and embraced sin (vv. 11–15).

Jesus, please help us remember You are our living King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Things improved when the Lord raised up judges (vv. 16–18), who served like kings. But when each judge died, the Israelites returned to defying God. Living as if they didn’t have anyone to answer to but themselves, they suffered devastating consequences (vv. 19–22). But that doesn’t have to be our reality. We can submit to the sovereign authority of the eternal Ruler we were made to follow—Jesus—because He is our living Judge and King of Kings.

Jesus, please help us remember You are our living King of Kings and Lord of Lords, almighty and worthy of our loving obedience and trust.

God gives us the power and the privilege to enjoy the rewards of doing things His way.

[ConorMacNessa]

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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[larryjohnson]

Another visit to Maine while my Florida community evacuates and returns home with power restored.

[Publius]

Rachmaninoff plays "The Star Spangled Banner"

[mountainlion]

It seems that the establishment is trying to erase the courage and hard work our forefathers did and erase out heritage with a bunch of snowflakes.

[Biggirl]

Hi!

[OttawaFreeper]

I found in our old family farmstead a book entitled “Male Chorus” and in it was this full length version of the Star Spangled Banner. I did not know about such a version before, so this was an interesting find. Book has a copyright date of 1888 we believe it belonged to my great-great grandfather (has his name written in the inside cover.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

If we look really hard we can almost see the weekend.

[DoughtyOne]

I came pretty close to dying a couple of times back in the 90s.

In my life to that point, I almost never shed a tear. I would feel bad about something, but tears very seldom came. I’d gauge it something like year in-between tears.

After my brushes with death, things changed. I don’t know why, but there are times now when I tear up a bit. Doesn’t bother me.

I’m not a big promoter of men welling up in tears. If it happens for a tough guy, no big deal. If it doesn’t, again, no big deal.

We all express our inner thoughts differently.

There are times now, when the conditions are right, if a big event like 09/11/01 has taken place, I might get a bit emotional about our flag and our anthem.

I love our anthem as much as our flag. It always reminds me of the cost of freedom. Thank God for good leaders, the men and women who have fought for this nation, and have defended it from adversaries.

Our flag is a thing of beauty, and coupled together they are a very emblematic for freedom.

Long may our flag wave, and the sounds of our nation anthem reflect what a devout nation we are, when it comes to freedom not only at home, but around the world.

I pity the day (nation and world) our flag is no longer seen and our anthem is no longer heard.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...did you get some rest from your reno? Plotting the next stage?

[DoughtyOne]

[ConorMacNessa]

"I pity the day (nation and world) our flag is no longer seen and our anthem is no longer heard."

That day will be the darkest day in recorded History, Doughty One. That would be the day when all of the achievements of Western Civilization, of which the United States of America is the crowning jewel, would reel back into the Beast.

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Kathy!

*HUGS*

A temporary respite, but the second floor starts before the end of the month.

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

[DoughtyOne]

I’d have to agree with your take on it.

It’s this pre-cursor to civil war activity that has me concerned right now. The statues and civil war flags in the south and elsewhere. The ANTIFA and BLM movements...

These people are certifiable.

If they got what they truly want right now, it wouldn’t be even a few months before they’d see what a massive mistake they had made, and then too late.

Take care.

[lightman]

Mrs. L:ghtman has been teaching general music in middle school for nearly a quarter century.

The Star Spangled Banner is part of her September curriculum.

And the young’uns had better stand when they hear it!

[PROCON]

Thanks so much, Kathy!

The Star Spangled Banner still brings tears to my eyes whenever I hear it properly played and sang.

[ConorMacNessa]

The left is doing the best they can to foment a Civil War. I hope it doesn't happen, but I'm not optimistic.

"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life.
I am prepared to give my life in their defense."

[SkyDancer]

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