The Star-Spangled Banner – Updated
January 22nd, 2009
Dear Members and Visitors to GoodTherapy.org,
I want to play for you a version of the Star-Spangled Banner that moved me and my friends to tears Tuesday morning while watching President Obama take office.
Click here to Play the Updated Star Spangled Banner
This version of the Star-Spangled Banner was written by Karen Stocker, a friend, colleague, and heart-centered therapist in the Seattle area. I’m sure you will feel her inspiration when you read the words below or listen to the recording. For me her song is about ‘patriotism revised’, an anthem for the human race, not just Americans; for we are all in this together.
You are welcome to leave comments for Karen below and, if you’d like to contact her, I can forward your request. Just contact us using the support form
May this open all our hearts to what the world needs now…love sweet love.
Noah Rubinstein, LMFT
Founder and CEO GoodTherapy.org
Karen’s Star Spangled Banner:
Love
has called me to sing
to the new
Daybreak Star
all I’ve longed
to believe
that my country’s flag stands for;
Whose bright hearts
and great minds
can no more
study war
but now cherish
the Earth
and her yearning, tired and poor;
Till our power
to care
for this Life
we all share
Restores
the world’s Hope
that our soul is still there.
Today may my people
prove brave and truly free
to lift every voice
in the Harmony
of Just
Peace.
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Whose bright hearts
and great minds
can no more
study war
but now cherish
the Earth
and her yearning, tired and poor
they say actions speak louder than words, but this brought back new hope to me that the pen is definitely mightier than the sword. As a freelance writer raising my voice with certain issues this has given me renewed vigour in my stand for world peace. God bless all of u and God bless America.
What wonderful words… These words are such a hope to all of us and I love the new Star Spangled banner!
The words and voice of the person singing this is so beautiful. These are some powerful lyrics and appreciate you sharing them.
Beautiful
These words are so precious… What an intelligent and wise person who wrote this.
Thank you for sharing this song. This is what we all need to hope for and make this world a beautiful place. This Earth IS tired of all the drama and wars going on and I really appreciate the words of this song. Thanks
This is a very uplifting piece that everyone should have the opportunity to see and share with others
I love the comment about this being a song about revised patriotism and how we should look at it as all being in this thing together. I wish there were more who felt this very way. Maybe then we could recognize just how much impact we all have in each to other’s life and how working together will always be what we need to be able to do in order to make this place on earth what it needs to be.
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