But while they trembled at their homes,
They leaned on God whence victory comes.
Then shout the Flag, our Mothers’ Flag,
In memory of their well-spent lives;
Then wave the Flag, our Mothers’ Flag,
The Star-gemmed Flag of brave hearts and their wives.
Our Sisters, too, were bravely dear,
They gave their smiles, they wept their tear;
And rested in their mothers’ arms,