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O say can you see, by the dawn's early light

Author: Francis Scott Key (1814)
Tune: THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
Published in 363 hymnals

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	Let Freedom Ring (Patriotic Music for Or…

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	STARS & STRIPES FOREVER

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	SINGING MEN

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O 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, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
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And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
O say does the Star-spangled Banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

O thus be it ever, when free men shall stand
Between their loved homes and the war's desolation!
Blest with vict'ry 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!

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Author: Francis Scott Key

Key, Francis Scott, was born in Frederick County, Maryland, 1779, and educated at St. John's College, Annapolis. He practised as a lawyer in Washington, District of Columbia, and was the United States District Attorney there till his death on Jan. 11, 1843. His poetical pieces, which were printed in various works, were collected and published in New York as Poems in 1857. His hymns in common use include:— 1. Before the lord we bow. National Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving hymn for the 4th July was published in 1832, and was probably written for the celebration of that year. It is in use in Great Britain and America. 2. If life's pleasures charm [cheer] thee. The heart for God only. Appeared in The Christian Lyre, 1830.… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O say can you see, by the dawn's early light
Author:	Francis Scott Key (1814)
Meter:	Irregular
Language:	English

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THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

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STARS & STRIPES FOREVER

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #635

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MIDI file from Baptist Hymnal 1991 #635
MIDI file from Baptist Hymnal 1991 #635

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Celebrating Grace Hymnal (2010), p.668

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Instances

Instances (12)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Languages	Publication Date
African American Heritage Hymnal #606	O say can you see by the dawn's early light	The Star-Spangled Banner	Francis S. Key, 1779-1843	John S. Smith, 1750-1836	Irregular	Psalm 20:7	STAR SPANGLED BANNER	A Flat Major	English	2001
Baptist Hymnal 1991 #635	O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light	The Star-Spangled Banner	Francis Scott Key	John Stafford Smith	Irregular	Psalm 20:7	NATIONAL ANTHEM	A Flat Major		1991
Baptist Hymnal 2008 #644	O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light	The Star-Spangled Banner	Francis Scott Key	John Stafford Smith	Irregular		NATIONAL ANTHEM	A Flat Major	English	2008
Celebrating Grace Hymnal #699	O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light	The Star-Spangled Banner	Francis Scott Key	Anonymous	Irregular		NATIONAL ANTHEM	A Flat Major		2010
Celebration Hymnal #802	O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,	The Star-Spangled Banner	Francis Scott Key	John Stafford Smith	Irregular	Psalm 20:7	NATIONAL ANTHEM	A Flat Major	English	1997
Gather Comprehensive #891	O say can you see	Star-Spangled Banner	Francis S. Key, 1779-1843	John S. Smith, 1750-1836	Irregular		STAR SPANGLED BANNER	A Flat Major	English	1994
Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #873	O say can you see by the dawn's early light	Star-Spangled Banner	Francis S. Key, 1779-1843	John S. Smith, 1750-1836	Irregular		STAR SPANGLED BANNER	A Flat Major	English	2004
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #720	O say can you see, by the dawn's early light		Francis Scott Key, 1779-1843		Irregular		NATIONAL ANTHEM	B Flat Major	English	1985
Hymns of Faith #549	O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light	The Star-Spangled Banner	Francis Scott Key	John Stafford Smith		Psalm 118:9	[O say can you see, by the dawn's early light]	A Flat Major		1980
Sing Joyfully #601	O say, can you see	The Star-Spangled Banner	Francis Scott Key	John Stafford Smith			[O say, can you see]	A Flat Major	English	1989
The Worshiping Church #423	O say, can you see	The Star-Spangled Banner	Francis Scott Key	John S. Smith	Irregular	Job 12:23; Psalm 118:9	STAR-SPANGLED BANNER	A Flat Major	English	1990
Welsh and English Hymns and Anthems (Reformatted) #IX	Oh say! Can you see, by the dawn's early light,	The Star-Spangled Banner		John Stafford Smith			The Star-Spangled Banner			1995