《英语国家社会与文化》课程教学资源（英文版）writer of American national anthem

Writer of American National Anthem Francis Scott Key(1779-1843) Oh! thus be it ever. when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-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 (last stanza)

Francis Scott Key (1779 - 1843) Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-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! (last stanza) Writer of American National Anthem