As tender, as true,—
O the free hearts of women,
Unchoked by hate’s slag,
’Tis these keep the white in our flag,
Our flag of the red, white and blue
To which our love-honor is true.
’Tis city and country where good neighbors live
And their love and their labors so joyously give,
That bodies be clothed and hungers be fed,
That with love in our heart and truth in our head,