When the warrior returns, from the battle afar,To the home and the country he nobly defended,O! warm be the welcome to gladden his ear,And loud be th…

- Francis Scott Key

Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?

- Francis Scott Key

May I always hear that you are following the guidance of that blessed Spirit that will lead you into all truth, leaning on that Almighty arm that has…

- Francis Scott Key

Nothing but Christianity will give you the victory. Until a man believes in his heart that Jesus Christ is his Lord and Master... his course through …

- Francis Scott Key

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 …

- Francis Scott Key

And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

- Francis Scott Key

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed as the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru th…

- Francis Scott Key

The patriot who feels himself in the service of God, who acknowledges Him in all his ways, has the promise of Almighty direction, and will find His W…

- Francis Scott Key

I do not believe there are any new objections to be discovered to the truth of Christianity. Men may argue ingeniously against our faith, but what ca…

- Francis Scott Key