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Guard the Flag

Guard the flag, Guard the flag of our native land

Author: George M. Vickers
Tune: [Guard the flag, guard the flag]
Published in 5 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Guard the flag, guard the flag of our native land,
Guard the flag of liberty;
Guard well the flag with heart and hand;
God save the banner of the free!
Sons of the nation, hold it aloft,
Bravely its foes defy;
Our beautiful flag, the hope of the world,
Ever shall wave on high!

Refrain:
Guard the flag, guard the flag of our native land,
Guard the flag of liberty;
Guard well the flag with heart and hand;
God save the banner of the free!

2 Guard the flag, guard the flag that our fathers bore;
Let its pride our glory be;
O let it wave o’er sea and shore,
The starry emblem of the free!
Though ‘neath it marching onward to war,
Though ‘neath its folds in peace,
Our motto shall be to guard still the flag,
Never our vigil cease! [Refrain]

Source: Jubilate : A Modern Sunday-School Hymnal #223

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Author: George M. Vickers

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Text Information

First Line: Guard the flag, Guard the flag of our native land
Title: Guard the Flag
Author: George M. Vickers
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Heart Echoes #d9

Heart Echoes #d9
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Jubilate #223

Jubilate #223

Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #223

Jubilate Sunday School Hymnal #223
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Lieder-Perlen #185

Lieder-Perlen #185
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New Songs of Pentecost No. 2 #148

New Songs of Pentecost No. 2 #148
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