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[Banner bright with thy colors shining o’er us]

Appears in 15 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 56534 53211 75655 Used With Text: Song to the Flag

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: Banner bright with thy colors shining o’er us Refrain First Line: Heart and hand we’ll pledge to starry banner Used With Tune: [Banner bright with thy colors shining o’er us]

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Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Song to the Flag

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Hymnal: Make Christ King #107 (1912) First Line: Banner bright with thy colors shining o’er us Refrain First Line: Heart and hand we’ll pledge to starry banner Lyrics: 1 Banner bright with thy colors shining o’er us, Dear bright flag and the emblem of the free Hearts beat high when we see thee wave above us Freedom’s sign art thou over land, over sea: Refrain: Heart and hand we’ll pledge to starry banner Staunch and strong we’ll stand to colors true, Day by day we’ll serve with best endeavor, Life’s allegiance give to the red, white and blue. 2 Crimson bars, you can speak to us of courage, Snowy white, give us peaceful hearts and pure, Loyal blue, may our lives in truth be grounded So we’ll wear our colors while time shall endure: [Refrain] 3 Star-gemmed flag, may thy children long remember, What great price has been paid thy folds to raise; May we live to be worthy of thy keeping, May we show thee honor, devotion and praise. [Refrain] Three cheers for the red, white and blue Three cheers for the red, white and blue, The army and navy forever, Three cheers for the red, white and blue. Languages: English Tune Title: [Banner bright with thy colors shining o’er us]

Song To the Flag.

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Hymnal: Victory Songs #183 (1920) First Line: Banner bright, with thy colors shining o'er us Refrain First Line: Heart and hand we'll pledge to starry banner Lyrics: 1 Banner bright, with thy colors shining o’er us, Dear bright flag and the emblem of the free; Hearts beat high when we see thee wave above us, Freedom’s sign art thou over land, over sea: Choice: Heart and hand we’ll pledge to starry banner Staunch and strong we’ll stand to colors true! Day by day we’ll serve with best endeavor, Life’s allegiance give to the red, white and blue. 2 Crimson bars, you can speak to us of courage; Snowy white, give us peaceful hearts and pure; Loyal blue, may our lives in truth be grounded, So we’ll wear our colors while time shall endure: [Choice] 3 Star-gemmed flag, may thy children long remember What great price has been paid thy folds to raise; May we live to be worthy of thy keeping, May we show thee honor, devotion and praise. [Choice] Three cheers for the red, white and blue! Three cheers for the red, white and blue! The army and navy forever, Three cheers for the red, white and blue! Topics: Patriotic Languages: English Tune Title: [Banner bright, with thy colors shining o’er us]

Song To the Flag

Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson Hymnal: Golden Bells #139 (1923) First Line: Banner bright, with thy colors shining o'er us Refrain First Line: Heart and hand we'll pledge to starry banner Languages: English Tune Title: [Banner bright, with thy colors shining o'er us] (Ackley)

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Edith Sanford Tillotson

1876 - 1968 Author of "Song to the Flag" in Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services Edith Sanford Tillotson was born and lived her entire life in Corona, New York. She wrote hymns for children as well as poems and librettos. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[Banner bright, with thy colors shining o'er us] (Ackley)" in Golden Bells Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)