Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 158, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1920 — Just Folks [ARTICLE]

Just Folks

By EDGAR A. GUEST

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 today 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 passerby, Men that may have stepped aside, May have lost their old-time pride, May behold it there and then Consecrate themselves again. Sh|w the flag! the day is gone, When men blindly hurry on Serving only gods of gold, Nop the spirit that was cold Wtjrms again to courage fine. Sh|w the flag and fall in line! i (Copyright by Edgar A. Guest.)