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Down With the Traitors' Serpent Flag
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Down With the Traitors' Serpent Flag by A. Judson Higgins — Lyrics
1. Sons of the bright and glorious land,
Where freedom first did find a home,
Arouse and with avenging hand,
Consign the traitors to their doom.
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Down with the traitors’ serpent flag,
Death to the wretch o’er whom it waves
And let our heavenborn banner float,
O'er freemens’ homes and traitors’ graves.
2. No foreign foe assails us now,
No tyrant from a distant shore,
In reverence all the nations bow
And friendship from our hands implore.
R.
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About Down With the Traitors' Serpent Flag
A rousing call to arms, Down With the Traitors' Serpent Flag is a powerful secular partsong for SATB choir. Written in English, its text powerfully evokes a sense of patriotic duty and fierce loyalty to the nation. The composer urges the singers to imagine themselves as descendants of freedom fighters, now called upon to defend their homeland against internal enemies. The repeated refrain is a defiant declaration against those who would undermine the country, demanding their downfall and the triumph of the righteous banner. This piece would suit occasions demanding strong, unified choral expression and a clear, unwavering message of national pride and vigilance.
