[Upstate NY Guy]

A guy in the crowd began singing the last verse of The Star Spangled Banner in a great voice. Slowly the crowd arose with hands over hearts as the man continued. Then wuld applause. Here are the lyrics:

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power 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!

[hoosiermama]

Thanks...Have had them memorized for years...as post above explains.

Here's some more music trivia for you. Columbus kept two journals...In the one for the King he noted that when his men landed they fell on their knees and sang the “TE DEUM”

The first book published in the colonies was a music book: THE MASSACHUSETT BAY PSALM HYMNAL. On Page 100 of that book was a loose translation of the “TE DEUM”. For years it was referred to as “OL Hundred”

Anyone want to guess what we call it today? (No fair peeking!)