brought us some small flags and decorations, so we were prepared. On Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m., we joined the other SITAG village team and sang the "Star Spangled Banner" over the radio at exactly the same time that thousands of Americans were singing as part of the Smithsonian's celebration of the 200th anniversary of Francis Scott Key's poem. Singing together from two different village in the Solomon Islands was a sweet way to rejoice in being Americans!
Flag Song
by Lydia Avery Coonley Ward
Out on the breeze,
O'er land and seas,
A beautiful banner is streaming,
Shining its stars,
Splendid its bars,
Under the sunshine 'tis gleaming.
Hail to the flag,
The dear, bonny flag --
Splendid its bars,
Under the sunshine 'tis gleaming.
Hail to the flag,
The dear, bonny flag --
The flag that is red, white, and blue.
Over the brave
Long may it wave,
Peace to the world ever bringing,
While to the stars
Linked with the bars
Hearts will forever be singing:
Hail to the flag,
The dear, bonny flag --
The flag that is red, white, and blue.
Over the brave
Long may it wave,
Peace to the world ever bringing,
While to the stars
Linked with the bars
Hearts will forever be singing:
Hail to the flag,
The dear, bonny flag --
The flag that is red, white, and blue.
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