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Tennessee Symbols, State Song: 1925
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"My Homeland, Tennessee"
Written by Nell Grayson Taylor
Music by Roy Lamont Smith
Adopted in 1925 .
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First Verse
O Tennessee, that gave us birth,
To thee our hearts bow down.
For thee our love and loyalty
Shall weave a fadeless crown.
Thy purple hills our cradle was;
Thy fields our mother breast
Beneath thy sunny bended skies,
Our childhood days were blessed.
Second Verse
Could we forget our heritage
Of heroes strong and brave?
Could we do aught but cherish it,
Unsullied to the grave?
Ah no! the State where Jackson sleeps,
Shall ever peerless be.
We glory in thy majesty;
Our homeland, Tennessee.
Third Verse
'Twas long ago our fathers came,
A free and noble band,
Across the mountain's frowning heights
To seek a promised land.
And here before their raptured eyes;
In beauteous majesty:
Outspread the smiling valleys
Of the winding Tennessee.
Chorus
O Tennessee: Fair Tennessee:
Our love for thee can never die:
Dear homeland, Tennessee.
Origin of Song:
In 1925, the 64th General Assembly, by House Joint Resolution 36, adopted My Homeland, Tennessee as an official state song. The words of this song were written by Nell Grayson Taylor and the music by Roy Lamont Smith.
Songs
"My Homeland Tennessee" 1925
Written by Nell Grayson Taylor
Music by Roy Lamont Smith
"When It's Iris Time in Tennessee" 1935
by Willa Waid Newman
"Tennessee Waltz" 1965
Written by Redd Stewart
Composed by Pee Wee King
"Rocky Top" 1982
by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant
"Tennessee" 1992
by Vivian Rorie
"The Pride of Tennessee" 1996
by Fred Congdon, Thomas Vaughn and Carol Elliot
Song, Public School
"My Tennessee" 1955
Words by Francis Hannah Tranum
Song, US Bicentennial
"Fly Eagle, Fly!" 1976
Words by James Rogers
In 1976, Fly Eagle, Fly!by James Rogers wasalso adopted as an official Bicentennial Song by Senate Joint Resolution 161.
Song, U.S.Bicentennial March
"The Tennessee Salute" 1975
Words by Richard M. "Pek" Gunn
In 1975, Senate JointResolution 19 adopted The Tennessee Saluteby Richard M. "Pek" Gunn asTennessee's Bicentennial March.
Song, Tennessee Bicentennial Rap
"A Tennessee Bicentennial Rap" 1996
by Joan Hill Hanks
Song, Tennessee Bicentennial School
"My Home Will Always Be in Tennessee" 1996
Words by Shirley McRae, Terre Campbella-McCormick and Margaret Campbelle duGardxp Affiliate for Rem* Files | Want to buy sheet music, songbooks or guitar tabs?
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