Star Spangled Banner. A Poem Written by Francis Scott Key

The Star Spangled Banner is a poem written by Francis Scott Key. Have you ever just listened to the words of this poem?
Some think this song was written about a battle fought in the revolutionary war. But it wasn’t.
Francis Scott Key was out on Locust Point near Baltimore, Maryland while Ft. M’Henry was under attack by the British Navy on September 14, 1814.
Key penned the words that would later be added to music score and in 1931 adopted as the United States’ National Anthem.
Did you know it had 4 verses?
As memory of the battle was fresh in his mind, he wrote these beautiful words.