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The Rainbow Of Promise

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In the face of the sun are great thunderbolts hurled,          And the storm-clouds have shut out its light;     But a Rainbow of Promise now shines on the world,          And the universe thrills at the sight.     'Tis the flag of our Union, the red, white, and blue,          Our Star-spangled Banner - our pride;     Fair symbol of all that is noble and true,          Flung out over continents wide.     Flung out in its glory o'er land and o'er sea,          With a message from God in each star;     And a glorious promise of peace yet to be          In the fluttering folds of each bar.     A Rainbow of Promise, bright emblem of hope,          Fair flag of each cause that is just;     No longer in doubt or in darkness we grope -          In the Star-spangled Banner we trust.

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