(a) The following salute written by Lucy Steele Harrison is designated and adopted as the first official salute to the flag of Tennessee:

“Three white stars on a field of blue

God keep them strong and ever true

It is with pride and love that we

Salute the Flag of Tennessee.”

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-1-329

  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The following salute written by Miss John Bostick is designated and adopted as the second official salute to the flag of Tennessee:

“Flag of Tennessee, I salute thee

To thee I pledge my allegiance with

My affection, my service and my life.”