Dedicated to the
Army of the Union.
"The American Standard" (1862)

"WASHINGTON bequeathed the flag of the Republic to us in trust
for our children's children to the latest posterity ...
'Never forget,' exclaimed the Father of the Country, 'the
memorable words of Warren: let them go with the flag.'
                                               Dunlap.

Sung by
Miss Kate Dean
with great success.
Words by
Geo[rge]. P[ope]. Morris.
Music Composed by
A[ntonio]. Bagioli.

New York, NY: Firth, Pond & Co., 547 Broadway
Washington, D.C.: John F. Ellic
Boston, MA: O. Ditson & Co.
Milwaukee, WS: H. N. Hempsted
Pittsburgh, PA: H. Kleber & Bro.
Plate No. 5268
[Source: 087/010@Levy]

1.
Our nation’s banner streams upon the wind,
The harbinger of hope to all mankind!
The welkin’s hues were blended in its dies,
And all its stars were kindled in the skies.
It waves in triumph over land and sea:
Our Father’s boon— the symbol of the free!
Vain is the strife that would its glory dim
While it reminds his countrymen of Him.

2.
He who was first in war and first in peace,
First in our hearts will be till time shall cease,
With the deathnews of his devoted band,
Baptised the banner of his ransomed land!
Preserve it, freemen, to your latest breath,
And keep the watchword, “Liberty or death!”
Our FATHER spake: “In trust that flag is given:”
Its stars are the forgetmenots of heaven.