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TIL O Say, Can You See has a second stanza that has a slightly religious bent. (hymnary.org)

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[–] Auslander42@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just a heads up.. it’s The Star-Spangled Banner, properly. And yeah. I will never learn anything past the first verse, although I’ve had to sing it long ago while in show choir.

It’s actually based on accounts of a prolonged British attack on one of our forts and I’m getting chills just thinking about the video I saw on it last year. Will post if I can find it again, it’s good stuff.

Edit - yes… here you go https://youtu.be/YaxGNQE5ZLA