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During the War of 1812, on September 13, 1814, Key watched a night-time battle between Great Britain and America that took place in Baltimore, Maryland at Fort McHenry.
The words are from a poem that was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. Congress so designated it in 1931.) The original words for the music, entitled The Anacreontic Song, were. Ironically, the melody Key assigned to accompany the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner was a popular English drinking song called To Anacreon in Heaven. Oh, say can you seeBy the dawns early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilights last gleaming
Who's broad striped and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming
And the rocket's red glare
The bombs.
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The words are set to the music of a British drinking song called 'To Anacreon in Heaven'.The song has 4 stanzas but only the first one is usually sung. Francis Scott Key wrote the words to it in 1814 after seeing British ships attacking Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland during the War of 1812.
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Get the embed code The Isaacs - Songs of the Faith: Eye of the Storm Album Lyrics1.Another Soldier Down2.He Ain't Never Done Me Nothing but Good3.Star Spangled Banner4.There Through It AllThe Isaacs Lyrics provided by The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem, or national song, of the United States. 'The Star-Spangled Banner' is the national anthem of the United States.