Songs of West Virginia By Nora Kirkeby Aug 3, 2007, 14:45 PST

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West Virginia State Songs

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West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home Words and Music by Julian G. Hearne, Jr. Adopted in 1963 CHORUS: West Virginia my home, sweet home. My heart beats with lasting love for you, Where my roots are so deep, Where my fore-father's sleep, Where kin-folks and friends are staunch and true; Where the Blue of the North And the Grey of the South Long have blended in perfect harmony, Where the East meets the West, And derives from each the best, That's West Virginia home sweet home for me. Chorus Where mountains and hills and valleys too And the orchards, the farms, Timberlands, all have charms And fact'ries and mines are on view; There I work, and I play, And I worship Sunday, in that land where the mountaineers are free, Other States are OK, It's a grand old USA, But West Virginia's... Chorus

This is My West Virginia By Iris Bell Adopted in 1963 This is my West Virginia, the home of all my family, And the faces of her people ever glow with loyalty; The honest sweat born of honest toil is the only way they know Here in my West Virginia, the home that I love so. This is my West Virginia, her beauty makes my spirit whole, In the times of dread and anguish it calms my fevered soul; I lift mine eyes unto these hills and they give me power to go on Here in my West Virginia, where I was born. This is my West Virginia, and free her sons will always be We will stand behind our principles as in 1863 Her pride will live and her strength will grow 'Til her mountains turn to dust; This is my West Virginia, the land I trust. This is my West Virginia, these hills that guard my liberty And her flag proclaims the legend "Mountaineers are always free." Where-e're I go she will call to me through the world in which I roam This is my West Virginia, my land, my home.

West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home Words by Mrs. Ellen King Music by H. E. Engle Adopted in 1963 Listen to the music for The West Virginia Hills Courtesy of HomewithGod Oh, the West Virginia hills! How majestic and how grand, With their summits bathed in glory, Like our Prince Immanuel's Land! Is it any wonder then, That my heart with rapture thrills, As I stand once more with loved ones On those West Virginia hills? Oh, the hills, beautiful hills, How I love those West Virginia hills! If o'er sea or land I roam, Still I'll think of happy home, And my friends among the West Virginia hills. Oh, the West Virginia hills! Where my childhood hours were passed, Where I often wandered lonely, And the future tried to cast; Many are our visions bright, Which the future ne'er fulfills; But how sunny were my daydreams On those West Virginia hills! Oh, the hills, beautiful hills, How I love those West Virginia hills! If o'er sea or land I roam, Still I'll think of happy home, And my friends among the West Virginia hills. Oh, the West Virginia hills! How unchang'd they seem to stand, With their summits pointed skyward To the Great Almighty's Land! Many changes I can see, Which my heart with sadness fills; But no changes can be noticed In those West Virginia hills. Oh, the hills, beautiful hills, How I love those West Virginia hills! If o'er sea or land I roam, Still I'll think of happy home, And my friends among the West Virginia hills. Oh, the West Virginia hills! I must bid you now adieu. In my home beyond the mountains I shall ever dream of you: In the evening time of life, If my father only wills, I shall still behold the vision Of those West Virginia hills. Oh, the hills, beautiful hills, How I love those West Virginia hills! If o'er sea or land I roam, Still I'll think of happy home, And my friends among the West Virginia hills.

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