Hail
Minnesota
Minnesota, hail to thee!
Hail to thee, our state so dear,
Thy light shall ever be
A beacon bright and clear.
Thy son and daughters true
Will proclaim thee near and far,
They shall guard thy fame and
adore thy name;
Thou shalt be their Northern
Star.
Like
the stream that bends to sea,
Like the pine that seeks the
blue;
Minnesota, still for thee
Thy sons are strong and true.
From the woods and waters fair;
From the prairies waving far,
At thy call they throng with
their shout and song;
Hailing thee their Northern
Star.
The music and original stanzas were
written and revised by two students
at the University of Minnesota in
1904 and 1905. The official
University of Minnesota song was
adopted as the state song in 1945.
Submitted by: Tammy Bushey