"Our Great Virginia" is the

regional anthem An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short s ...

of the U.S. state of

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

History

It was adopted unanimously by the

Virginia Senate The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the lieutenant governor of Vir ...

as the official

state song Forty-eight of the fifty U.S. states have one or more state songs, a type of regional anthem, which are selected by each state legislature as a symbol (or emblem) of that particular U.S. state. Some U.S. states have more than one official state ...

in early July 2015. Sung to the traditional tune " Oh Shenandoah," with music arranged by Jim Papoulis, its lyrics were written by Mike Greenly.

Lyrics

:You'll always be our great Virginia. :You're the birthplace of the nation: :Where history was changed forever. :Today, your glory stays, as we build tomorrow. :I fill with pride at all you give us— :Rolling hills, majestic mountains, :From the Shenandoah to the Atlantic, :Rivers wide and forests tall, all in one Virginia. :For each of us here in Virginia, :From farm to city dweller, :All of us, we stand together. :We're yours, we all are yours— :Across our great Virginia. :You'll always be our great Virginia.

References

Symbols of Virginia Songs about Virginia {{song-stub