Arizona
Written by
Margaret Rowe Clifford
Composed by Maurice Blumenthal
Come
to this land of sunshine
To this land where life is
young.
Where the wide, wide world is
waiting,
The songs that will now be sung.
Where the golden sun is flaming
Into warm, white shining day,
And the sons of men are blazing
Their priceless right of way.
chorus
Come
stand beside the rivers
Within our valley broad.
Stand here with heads uncovered,
In the presence of our God!
While all around, about us
The brave, unconquered band,
As guardians and landmarks
The giant mountains stand.
chorus
Not
alone for gold and silver
Is Arizona great.
But with graves of heroes
sleeping,
All the land is consecrate!
O, come and live beside us
However far ye roam
Come and help us build up
temples
And name those temples "home."
chorus
Sing
the song that's in your hearts
Sing of the great Southwest,
Thank God, for Arizona
In splendid sunshine dressed.
For thy beauty and thy grandeur,
For thy regal robes so sheen
We hail thee Arizona
Our Goddess and our queen.
© 1915 by Margaret
Rowe Clifford
Source:
http://www.governor.state.az.us/kids/march.htmlState Songs of the United States: An Annotated Anthology
~ William E Studwell (Author), Bruce R Schueneman (Author)