Whimsies Personalized Cartoons Home | Contact Us | About Us | Site Map | Favorite Links | Testimonials | More Holidays Whimsies Personalized Cartoons and Gifts Home Page Subscribe to On A Whim Ezine for your FREE GIFTS! If you love Ballroom Dancing subscribe to Dancing On Air Ezine for more FREE GIFTS! Testimonials from happy people! Check out our new T-shirts, Mugs and other Fun Gifts! SITE MAP About Us Contact Us Interesting Links   More Independence Day! Here are all the words to the Star Spangled Banner - never get caught lip-syncing again! The Star Spangled Banner Thanks to www.fabulousfoods.com The National Anthem of the United States of America, written by Francis Scott Key, is a song that stirs emotion in many a citizen. It can be an uplifting experience to be at a public event and join in the singing of this proud anthem. But believe it or not, some people don't know all the words to the song. They may know how to fake it, lipsynching and mumbling during the opening festivities at Ball Games. But the fact remains, they do not know the words to the National Anthem! Friends, don't let this happen to you. Before you head out for 4th of July festivities, take a moment to memorize the lyrics to the nation's most important song. For the purposes of the average public celebration, knowing the first verse of the anthem is plenty to get you by. True purists, however, will want to know all four verses. The Star Spangled Banner By Francis Scott Key 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! wilstar.com: July 4th Word Search puzzle to have fun with! www1.benfranklinstores.com: Make a patriotic party pal - an outdoor beverage caddie. www.bluebonnetvillage.com: A safety pin and bead American flag to make. frugalknit12330.goeserv.com: “STARS FOREVER” doily - to knit and keep or give as gifts! www.aokcorral.com: Uncle Sam napkin rings to make for your July 4th party. www1.benfranklinstores.com: Uncle Sam's Hat to make out of beads! www.shands.org: Burn first aid - some very good points in case of burns due to BBQing or handling that fire cracker... www.cpsc.gov: Fireworks Safety Tips thanks to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. www.archives.gov: View the Declaration of Independence and learn all about it. rs6.loc.gov: Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789 for you history buffs! www.usacitylink.com: Happy birthday, America! The Pledge of Allegiance, The National Anthem (turn up your speakers!), and more... www.fireworksafety.com: National Council on fireworks safety. www.everything4thofjuly.com: Your one-stop resource for Red, White and Blue links, shopping and news. www.ushistory.org: Everything you want to know about Betsy Ross... ... Back to page one of Independence Day. This site was designed by Heather Diodati E-mail: info@whimsies-online.com *Whimsies, Pet Virus, Pet Computer Virus, Virus Buster Pet, Personal Pet Virus, Peavey and Virus Virtuel are all Trademarks of DDesign. Top of page