We all know the words to our National Anthem... or do we?
Our Nation Anthem is about our flag continuing to fly over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore. But there is more. There is a second verse:
Here are the words of the second verse of the official anthem of the United States of America:
O thus be it ever,
when free men shall stand,
Between their loved homes and war's desolation!
Blessed with victory and peace,
may the heaven rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must,
when our cause it is just;
And this be our motto:
"In God is our trust!"
And the star-spangled banner
in triumph shall wave.
O'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave.
Notice who gets the credit for rescuing America from the greater superpower of that time... God (heaven).
God, the power that hath made and preserved our nation. Yes, in God we must trust.