Our Duty to Our Flag
Less hate and greed
Is what we need
And more of service true;
More men to love
The flag above
And keep it first in view.
Less boast and brag
About the flag,
More faith in what it means;
More heads erect,
More self-respect,
Less talk of war machines.
The time to fight
To keep it bright
Is not along the way,
Nor ’cross the foam,
But here at home
Within ourselves—to-day.
’Tis we must love
That flag above
With all our might and main;
For from our hands—
Not distant lands—
Shall come dishonor’s stain.
If that flag be
Dishonored, we
Have done it—-not the foe;
If it shall fall,
We, first of all,
Shall have to strike the blow.