MUSIC

THE STAR-SPANGLED CROSS AND THE PURE FIELD OF WHITE Words and music by Subaltern

The Star-Spangled Cross and the pure field of white Is the banner we give to the breeze, 'Tis an emblem of Freedom unfurled in the right, O'er our homes and our lands and our seas. CHORUS: We'll stand by the Cross And the pure field of white, While a shred's left to float on the air: Our trust is in God, who can help us in fight, And defend those who ask Him in prayer. For years we have cringed to the uplifted rod, For years have demanded our right, Our voice shouts defiance, our trust is in God, And the strong arm that gives us our might. CHORUS Our hills and our vales with the death shriek may ring, And our forests may swarm with the foe, But still to the breeze our proud banner we'll fling, And to Vict'ry or Death we will go. CHORUS



Thanks to Benjamin Tubb of
The Music of the American Civil War (1861-1865)
for permission to use his MIDI file of
The Star-Spangled Cross and the Pure Field of White.
All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission.




Songs of the Confederacy