The Star Spangled Banner as You Have Never Heard It

Another little-known fact about the author who penned our National Anthem, Francis Scott-Key was born an Irish Jew, but later converted to Christianity. I know this because a friend of mine is a direct descendant of his.

Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick, Maryland, best known as the author of the text of the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". Key observed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814 during the War of 1812. He was inspired upon seeing the American flag still flying over the fort at dawn and wrote the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry"; it was published within a week with the suggested tune of the popular song "To Anacreon in Heaven". The song with Key's lyrics became known as "The Star-Spangled Banner" and slowly gained in popularity as an unofficial anthem, finally achieving official status more than a century later under President Herbert Hoover as the United States National Anthem.

Key was a lawyer in Maryland and Washington, D.C. for four decades and worked on important cases, including the Burr conspiracy trial, and he argued numerous times before the Supreme Court. He was nominated for District Attorney for the District of Columbia by President Andrew Jackson, where he served from 1833 to 1841. Key was a devout Episcopalian.

This is an accurate depiction of the birth of our National Anthem. A few liberal pundits in an attempt to rewrite history have tried to debunk the history, but we know the truth. The TRUTH will set you free! John 8: 31-32

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