FReeper Canteen ~ The Star Spangled Banner ~ 14 September 2023

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The 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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[larryjohnson]

Good evening, Kathy. Will send this to my adult grandkids herein Maine.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, larry...are you on vacation in Maine?

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[larryjohnson]

I return to Maine every summer to daughter’s blueberry farm. Recall I lived here 96 to 13.

[PROCON]

Thanks for tonight’s Canteen and honoring Our National Anthem, Kathy!

[lightman]

Before Mrs. L retired from public school music teaching this was always her September 14 lesson....making sure that the middle schoolers learned the history AND all FOUR stanzas!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The Star Spangled Banner ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Yep...I remember when you moved to Florida.

[EvilCapitalist]

“Song of a Nation” 1936. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPeL5_fWD8A

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Any chance of getting to catch your breath this evening?

[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!

And check this out from FReeper JohnBovenmyer ~ more history!

[DoodleBob]

This thread won’t be complete without THIS version.

[Reno89519]

Thanks for the shared link. Just watched.

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Thursday,
September 14, 2023

Let Go

Read: Psalm 46

Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

The owner of the bookstore where Keith worked had been away on vacation for only two days, but Keith, his assistant, was already panicking. Operations were smooth, but he was anxious that he wouldn’t do a good job overseeing the store. Frenetically, he micromanaged all he could.

“Stop it,” his boss finally told him over a video call. “All you have to do is follow the instructions I email you daily. Don’t worry, Keith. The burden isn’t on you; it’s on me.”

In a time of conflict with other nations, Israel received a similar word from God: “Be still” (Psalm 46:10). “Stop striving,” He said in essence, “just follow what I say. I will fight for you.” Israel was not being told to be passive or complacent but to be actively still—to obey God faithfully while yielding control of the situation and leaving the results of their efforts to Him.

We’re called to do the same. And we can do it because the God we trust is sovereign over the world. If “he lifts his voice [and] the earth melts,” and if He can make “wars cease to the ends of the earth” (vv. 6, 9), then surely, we can trust in the security of His refuge and strength (v. 1). The burden of control over our life isn’t on us—it’s on God. — Karen Huang

How can you let go of situations that are out of your control and surrender them to God? What aspects of His character help you to surrender all to Him?

Almighty God, You know what’s troubling me. I don’t know how to deal with it, but You do. Help me surrender to Your leading.

For further study, read God Is Love: Reflection on the Character of God.

Bible in a year: Proverbs 19–21; 2 Corinthians 7

[SkyDancer]

Hai Kathy! (((Hugs))) - out ubering on a quick call and am in ‘Frisco o’night then to Vegas, home by the weekend.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...I thought I was done for the day, but no such luck. Got a call which is finally settled and done with, then a couple email issues. Whew! I need a nap.

Hope your day has gone well. Mowing all done for a while? A little cooler weather? Back getting ready for the museum?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...a piece of our history that I am sure is never taught these days.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...stay safe in Frisco!!

Happy ubering...on to Vegas!

[radu]

Surprise, surprise, surprise.
NOT!
Never seems to fail, does it? *sigh*

It’s been a low-key day, trying to get the ol’ bum back calmed down for the weekend. Thank goodness the mowing’s caught up for a little while because none would get done this week.

My brother was in town for a little while this afternoon and we had a nice visit, so that made it a very good day.
And the cold front finally passed through to cool things off and dry the air out and that made the day even better.