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The Star-Spangled Banner Reginald Unterseher, arr. Francis Scott Key & John Stafford Smith SSAA and/or TTBB chorus
The Star-Spangled BannerReginald Unterseher, arr.
Francis Scott Key & John Stafford Smith
SSAA and/or TTBB chorus
1. Oh, 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?And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof through the night, That our flag was still there,Oh say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave,O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
2. On the shore dimly seen throughout the mists of the deepWhere the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposesWhat is that which the breeze o'er the towering steepAs it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beamIn full glory reflected now shines on the stream.`Tis the Star-Spangled Banner, Oh long may it waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
3. And where is that band who so hauntingly sworeThat the havoc of war and the battle's confusionA home and country, shall leave us no more?Their blood was washed out their foul foot steps pollutionNo refuge could save the hireling and slaveFrom the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
4. Oh thus be it e'er when free men shall standBetween their loved homes and war's desolation!Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven rescued landPraise the Pow'r that has made and preserved us a nationAnd conquer we must when our cause is justAnd this be our motto: "In God is our trust."And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
This arrangement can be performed many ways, with groups ranging from quartets to large choruses: upper voices alone, lower voices alone, or with all eight parts together.
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SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
BASS
Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's ear ly- light, what so
Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's ear ly- light, what so
Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's ear ly- light, what so
Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's ear ly- light, what so
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proud ly- we hailed at the twi light's- last gleam ing,- Whose broad
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proud ly- we hailed at the twi light's- last gleam ing,- Whose broad
proud ly- we hailed at the twi light's- last gleam ing,- Whose broad
proud ly- we hailed at the twi light's- last gleam ing,- Whose broad
Francis Scott Key, 1814
The Star-Spangled Banner
arr. Reginald Unterseher 1/14/2002
John Stafford Smith, circa 1760
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stripes and bright stars, through the per i- lous- fight, o'er the ram parts- we
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stripes and bright stars, through the per i- lous- fight, o'er the ram parts- we
stripes and bright stars, through the per i- lous- fight, o'er the ram parts- we
stripes and bright stars, through the per i- lous- fight, o'er the ram parts- we
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watched, were so gal lant- ly- stream ing?- And the rock et's- red glare, the bombs
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watched, were so gal lant- ly- stream ing?- And the rock et's- red glare, the bombs
watched, were so gal lant- ly- stream ing?- And the rock et's- red glare, the bombs
watched, were so gal lant- ly- stream ing?- And the rock et's- red glare, the bombs
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burst ing- in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O
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burst ing- in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O
burst ing- in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O
burst ing- in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O
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say, does that star spang- led- ban ner- yet
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say, does that star spang- led- ban ner- yet
say, does that star spang- led- ban ner- yet
say, does that star spang- led- ban ner- yet
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wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the
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wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the
wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the
wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the
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brave?
brave?
the home of
of
the
the
brave?
brave?
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brave? the home of the brave?
brave? of the brave?
brave? the home of the brave?
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