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The Story of Old Glory, the Flag We Love

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Title
The Story Of Old Glory, The Flag We Love - Lyrics
Composer
Ball, Ernest R.  
Lyricist
Ball, Ernest R.  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • The Story of Old Glory the Flag We Love Verse: You have read about the birth of this great nation, Of how our heroes fought and bled and died
  • But have you e’er been told the tale that ne’er grows old, The hist’ry of our flag so glorified? Then listen and I’ll tell it now to you, The story of the old red, white, and blue: Refrain: The Angels up in Heaven took a fleecy cloud of white, And fashioned it into a banner fair, Then striped it with the crimson of the dawn’s eternal light, With just a bit of sky to hold the stars a gleaming there
  • Then with their wings they fanned it till its spangled folds unfurled In radiant splendor o’er the throne above, Then God Almighty blessed it as He gave it to the world, That’s the story of Old Glory, the flag we love. Verse: There’s no other flag with such a holy mission, No other banner given work so grand, To wave o’er land and sea, proclaiming liberty, The starry emblem of God’s chosen land! The banner of the loyal tried and true, The flag we love
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 19, Folder 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_630
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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Title
The Story of Old Glory, the Flag We Love
Composer
Ball, Ernest R.  
Lyricist
Ball, Ernest R.  
Publisher
M. Witmark & Sons  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1916  
Date of Copyright
1916-07-27
Lyrics
  • Then with their wings they fanned it till its spangled folds unfurled In radiant splendor o’er the throne above, Then God Almighty blessed it as He gave it to the world, That’s the story of Old Glory, the flag we love. Verse: There’s no other flag with such a holy mission, No other banner given work so grand, To wave o’er land and sea, proclaiming liberty, The starry emblem of God’s chosen land! The banner of the loyal tried and true, The flag we love
  • But have you e’er been told the tale that ne’er grows old, The hist’ry of our flag so glorified? Then listen and I’ll tell it now to you, The story of the old red, white, and blue: Refrain: The Angels up in Heaven took a fleecy cloud of white, And fashioned it into a banner fair, Then striped it with the crimson of the dawn’s eternal light, With just a bit of sky to hold the stars a gleaming there
  • The Story of Old Glory the Flag We Love Verse: You have read about the birth of this great nation, Of how our heroes fought and bled and died
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 19, Folder 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_630
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThe Story of Old Glory, the Flag We Love
ComposerBall, Ernest R.  
LyricistBall, Ernest R.  
PublisherM. Witmark & Sons  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1916  
Date of Copyright1916-07-27
Lyrics
  • Then with their wings they fanned it till its spangled folds unfurled In radiant splendor o’er the throne above, Then God Almighty blessed it as He gave it to the world, That’s the story of Old Glory, the flag we love. Verse: There’s no other flag with such a holy mission, No other banner given work so grand, To wave o’er land and sea, proclaiming liberty, The starry emblem of God’s chosen land! The banner of the loyal tried and true, The flag we love
  • But have you e’er been told the tale that ne’er grows old, The hist’ry of our flag so glorified? Then listen and I’ll tell it now to you, The story of the old red, white, and blue: Refrain: The Angels up in Heaven took a fleecy cloud of white, And fashioned it into a banner fair, Then striped it with the crimson of the dawn’s eternal light, With just a bit of sky to hold the stars a gleaming there
  • The Story of Old Glory the Flag We Love Verse: You have read about the birth of this great nation, Of how our heroes fought and bled and died
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 19, Folder 9
Local Identifier2014_12996_630
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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