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Our Delaware
Written by George
B. Hynson
Composed by M. S. Brown
Oh
the hills of dear New Castle,
and the smiling vales between,
When the corn is all in tassel,
And the meadowlands are green;
Where the cattle crop the
clover,
And its breath is in the air,
While the sun is shining over
Our beloved Delaware.
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Where
the wheat fields break and
billow,
In the peaceful land of Kent,
Where the toiler seeks his
pillow,
With the blessings of content;
Where the bloom that tints the
peaches,
Cheeks of merry maidens share,
And the woodland chorus preaches
A rejoicing Delaware.
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Dear
old Sussex visions linger,
Of the holly and the pine,
Of Henlopens Jeweled finger,
Flashing out across the brine;
Of the gardens and the hedges,
And the welcome waiting there,
For the loyal son that pledges
Faith to good old Delaware.
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From
New Castle's rolling meadows,
Through the fair rich fields of
Kent,
To the Sussex shores hear
echoes,
Of the pledge we now present;
Liberty and Independence,
We will guard with loyal care,
And hold fast to freedom's
presence,
In our home state Delaware.
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Oh
our Delaware! Our beloved
Delaware!
For the sun is shining over our
beloved Delaware,
Oh our Delaware! Our beloved
Delaware!
Heres the loyal son that
pledges,
Faith to good old Delaware.
Our Delaware became the official
state song in 1925. The verses
recognize each of Delaware's three
counties.State Songs of the United States: An Annotated Anthology
~ William E Studwell (Author), Bruce R Schueneman (Author)
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