"Our Country's Flag" (1861)
Song Composed and Dedicated to
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.
Poetry and Music by G. Gumpert.
Arranged for the Piano by F. Losse.

1.
Beneath the Stars and Stripes there stand
  Our sons so nobly brave,
United by a holy hand,
  Their courage fears no grave.

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Our country's flag let proudly wave,
  For freedom is our shield;
The Union must and shall be saved,
  We'll never never yield.

CHORUS
Our country's flag let proudly wave,
  For freedom is our shield;
The Union must and shall be saved,
  We'll never never yield.

2.
Let traitors boast but for awhile,
  We'll meet them on the field;
The Stars and Stripes know naught of guile,
  For freedom is our shield.

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3.
We'll fight to conquer or to die,
  Our cause is just and right;
"E Pluribus Unum" is our cry--
  The Lord with us is might.

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4.
Rally, ye souls, ye noble men!
  Buckle the armor on;
Follow your father's footsteps, then
  The battle will be won.

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5.
O glorious Union, happy land,
  We'll shed our blood for thee;
Thou sacred gift of father's hand
  Thou land of liberty.

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6.
We'll soon disperse our country's gloom,
  We are and will be free;
The curse of God, the traitor's doom,
  Awaits our enemy.