The power that people need to praise is the virtue of truth, love, and morality since it brings and preserves a nation’s freedom. This God is neither the God of national power nor a God of war. This God is the God of love, truth, and morality. War is not desirable and never will be, but it can be accepted as a form of defense against oppressors who want to enslave the people of America.Īmerica was founded by men who praise the reign of God. Americans are close to their homes and for them the time will come that they’ll choose between home or war’s desolation. The song suggests that free men will always have the courage to stand against the chains of tyranny and oppression. It talks about the hopes, aspirations, and values of the American people. The fourth verse is perhaps the most powerful of the four verses in the song. Initially a poem titled “Defense of Fort McHenry,” The Star-Spangled Banner was penned by a 35-year old lawyer and amateur poet named Francis Scott Key after he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British forces in the year 1812. O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave”īeing the national anthem of the United States, The Star-Spangled Banner exudes patriotism at its finest. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,Īnd this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”Īnd the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation! “O thus be it ever, when freemen shall standīetween their loved home and the war’s desolation.īlest with vict’ry and peace, may the Heav’n rescued land
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