Stand by the Flag.

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"The Star Spangled Banner – oh! long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."

MAY patriots defend our flag to the last,
As proudly it streams from the national mast;
And ages to come, as it gracefully waves,
May no star e'er be lost 'mid the storm that it braves;
Against foreign foes ever gallantly borne,
By the hand of a traitor let it never be torn.
Come, freemen, then rally; to the flag let's be true,
'Gainst the treason of Lincoln, and Breckinridge too.
"And conquer we must for our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: In God is our Trust."

Let Lincoln proclaim "the irrepressible" fight,
To spread o'er his country its withering blight,
And water the soil with the blood of her sons,
By myrmidons shed, with knives, pistols, and guns.
Let us swear the blest Union we'll bravely defend,
And assassins in flight to their holes we will send.
Come, freemen, then rally; to the flag let's be true,
And beat down the treason of Lincoln's black crew;

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"And conquer we must, for our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: In God is our Trust."

Let Breckinridge follow where Yancey may lead,
That Douglas may be crushed and his country may bleed;
Let him take his command from a traitorous mouth,
And his party betray for revolt in the South;
Still as patriots we'll move in an unbroken band,
Our standard to guard, and to save the dear land.
Come, freemen, then rally; to the flag let's be true,
'Gainst the treason of Lincoln, and Breckinridge too;
"And conquer we must, for our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: In God is our Trust."

Brave Douglas shall bear our banner on high –
The flag of the Union; let the people draw nigh;
From the North and the South, the blest Union to save,
He will rally a band with hearts honest and brave;
And sectional factions, North and South in dismay,
He'll scatter in shame on the next voting day.
Come, freemen, then rally; to the flag let's be true,
We'll save the dear Union, and whip traitors, too;
"And conquer we must, for our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: In God is our Trust."