I've always appreciated the U. S. Coast Guard so here is their song -- the lyrics and a link to performance.
This is the best website I’ve found with music you can hear as well as words
https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=081-07-04&category=song
Coast Guard Song Semper Paratus
Verse 1
From Aztec Shore to Arctic Zone,
The Flag is carried by our ships
In times of war and peace;
And never have we struck it yet,
In spite of foemen's might,
Who cheered our crews and cheered again
For showing how to fight.
Chorus
We're always ready for the call,
We place our trust in Thee.
Through surf and storm and howling gale,
High shall our purpose be,
"Semper Paratus" is our guide,
Our fame, our glory, too.
To fight to save or fight and die!
Aye! Coast Guard, we are for you.
Verse 2
"Surveyor" and "Narcissus,"
The "Eagle" and "Dispatch,"
These names are hard to match;
From Barrow's shores to Paraguay,
Great Lakes or Ocean's wave,
The Coast Guard fights through storms and winds
To punish or to save.
Verse 3
Aye! We've been "Always Ready”
To do, to fight, or die!
Write glory to the shield we wear
In letters to the sky.
To sink the foe or save the maimed
Our mission and our pride.
We'll carry on 'til Kingdom Come
Ideals for which we've died.
Another version at.
https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=081-07-04&category=song
U.S. Coast Guard March Semper Paratus! – Always Ready!
By CAPT Francis Saltus Van Boskerck – U.S.C.G. ©1927
From Aztec shore to Arctic zone, to Europe and Far East.
The Flag is carried by our ships in times of war and peace;
And never have we struck it yet in spite of foe-men's might,
Who cheered our crews and cheered again for showing how to fight.
Chorus:
So here's the Coast Guard marching song, We sing on land or sea.
Through surf and storm and howling gale, High shall our purpose be.
"Semper Paratus" is our guide, Our fame, our glory too,
To fight to save or fight and die! Aye! Coast Guard we are for you!
Additional Verses:
Verse 2
"Surveyor" and "Narcissus," The "Eagle" and "Dispatch,"
The "Hudson" and the "Tampa," These names are hard to match;
From Barrow's shores to Paraguay, Great Lakes or Ocean's wave,
The Coast Guard fights through storms and winds, To punish or to save.
Verse 3
Aye! We've been "Always Ready"; To do, to fight, or die!
Write glory to the shield we wear In letters to the sky.
To sink the foe or save the maimed; Our mission and our pride.
We'll carry on 'til Kingdom Come, Ideals for which we've died.
Listen to tune at: Semper Paratus sung with words on the picture.
https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=081-07-04&category=song
https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=081-07-04&category=song
