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Show the Flag

          Show the flag and let it wave
          As a symbol of the brave
          Let it float upon the breeze
          As a sign for each who sees
          That beneath it, where it rides,
          Loyalty to-day abides.

          Show the flag and signify
          That it wasn't born to die;
          Let its colors speak for you
          That you still are standing true,
          True in sight of God and man
          To the work that flag began.

          Show the flag that all may see
          That you serve humanity.
          Let it whisper to the breeze
          That comes singing through the trees
          That whatever storms descend
          You'll be faithful to the end.

          Show the flag and let it fly,
          Cheering every passer-by.
          Men that may have stepped aside,
          May have lost their old-time pride,
          May behold it there, and then,
          Consecrate themselves again.

          Show the flag! The day is gone
          When men blindly hurry on
          Serving only gods of gold;
          Now the spirit that was cold
          Warms again to courage fine.
          Show the flag and fall in line!

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