The Bethlen Home Messenger, The Messenger, 2003 (1-5. szám)

2003-07-01 / 3. szám

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KNOW’ST THOU AMERICA

Know’st thou America,

Where we from every land Unite in friendly fellowship,

All evil to withstand?

Where freedom of the people Forever reigns supreme?

Where we together labor To render real our dream?

Know’st thou America?

We call the world to see The greatness of America That is and is to be.

Know’st thou the glory of what We can achieve When we for one another in liberty believe?

When Human worth stands foremost, The chiefest of all good,

And democratic principle Is clearly understood?

Know’st thou America?

With spirit unconfined In joyous self-surrender We stand for humankind!

JULY

July is a soldier saluting his flag;

So proud of his country he’s given to brag ‘Bout all of her virtues, her wisdom, her lore; A swain to the lady he’s come to adore.

July can relax in his own summer sun, Completely ignoring what ought to be done. He relishes picnics and ball games and such; Vacations and gardening he likes very much.

July, as a person, is youth at high time, Developing fully but not as his prime.

He’s vibrant, warm-hearted, and eager to try. Life’s harvest is still but a gleam in his eye.

WHY IS THE FLAG CALLED “OLD GLORY”

In 1831, Captain Stephen Driver, a shipmaster from Salem, Massachusetts, left on one of his many world voyages. Friends presented him with a flag of 24 stars. As the banner opened to the ocean breeze, he exclaimed, “Old Glory". He kept his flag for many years, protecting it during the Civil War, until it was flown over the Tennessee capital. His “Old Glory” became a nickname for all American flags.