Possible Clues:

• Above, to odists
• "___ the ramparts we ..."
• Above, to the Bard
• Above, in our anthem
• ''___ the land of the free ...''
• ''The ramparts'' lead-in
• National anthem word
• Atop, to a bard
• ". . . ___ the land of the free . . ."
• On top of, in odes