Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By Henry HolcombBennett1694 The Flag Goes By
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Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums,
A flash of color beneath the sky:
Hats off!
The flag is passing by!
Over the steel-tipped, ordered lines.
Hats off!
The colors before us fly;
But more than the flag is passing by.
Fought to make and to save the State:
Weary marches and sinking ships;
Cheers of victory on dying lips;
March of a strong land’s swift increase;
Equal justice, right and law,
Stately honor and reverend awe;
To ward her people from foreign wrong:
Pride and glory and honor,—all
Live in the colors to stand or fall.
Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums;
And loyal hearts are beating high:
Hats off!
The flag is passing by!