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 The hero at a certain post is on guard everywhere. O’er humble home and mansion rich the starry banner flies, And far and near throughout the land the men of valor rise.

The flag that flutters o’er your home is fluttering far away O’er homes that you have never seen. The same impulses sway The souls of men in distant states. The red, the white and blue Means to one hundred million strong, just what it means to you. The self-same courage resolute you feel and understand Is throbbing in the breasts of men throughout this mighty land. Not somewhere in America, but everywhere today, For justice and for liberty all free men work and pray.