[FroggyTheGremlim]

Take a careful look at this. It's the second verse of "The Star Spangled Banner."

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand

Between their loved homes 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, for our cause it is just,

And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."

And the star-spangled banner forever shall wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

I bet the references to "heav'n-rescued," "Praise the Power" and "God" contained therein would get a condemnation from our current Supreme Court and render it unconstitutional.

Therefore, I propose that this verse be sung at all baseball, football games and all public events.

[ArrogantBustard]

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation! "War's desolation" can be awfully damned desolate ... I agree ... this is the verse that everybody should know.

[NYer]

And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."

Thanks for posting this second verse. I have to admit, I have never heard it before. Perhaps the above phrase is the reason why ;-)