Summer nights at the baseball game almost always start off with the umpire shouting, “Play Ball!” But just minutes before he utters that infamous phrase you’ll likely hear the words to our National Anthem sung by an individual, quartet or small chorus.
“Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes 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 bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there! Oh, say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave, o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?”
What a great tradition we have established in this country. For more back ground on our National Anthem, you might consider re-reading the article from this site posted on July 4th; “Looking Into the Dawn.”
It was a beautiful Tuesday night in June, when 18 people harmonized their voices to serve the Frisco Rough Rider’s baseball team in singing the National Anthem. A special thanks to the men and women (and the two young ladies who signed) as they practiced, prepared and performed this great song for our country…The National Anthem!
Summer nights at the baseball game almost always start off with the umpire shouting, “Play Ball!” But just minutes before he utters that infamous phrase you’ll likely hear the words to our National Anthem sung by an individual, quartet or small chorus.