"Utah We Love Thee" is the official state hymn of

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

. The song was written by

resident

Evan Stephens Evan Stephens (28 June 1854 – 27 October 1930) was a Latter-day Saint composer and hymn writer. He was also the director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for 26 years (1890–1916). Early life and family Stephens was born at Pencader, Wales. ...

in 1895. It was performed at celebrations held in 1896 when Utah became the 45th state. Evan Stephens was the

Mormon Tabernacle Choir The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is an American choir affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It has performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle for o ...

conductor from 1890 to 1916. The Utah State legislature made "Utah We Love Thee" the official Utah state song in 1937. In 2003, the Utah legislature voted to replace it with a new state song, "

Utah…This Is The Place "Utah...This Is the Place" is the regional anthem (or List of U.S. state songs, state song) of the U.S. state of Utah. It was written in 1996 by Sam and Gary Francis for Utah's centennial celebrations. It replaced "Utah, We Love Thee" as the stat ...

", and make "Utah, We Love Thee" the official state hymn.

Lyrics

Land of the mountains high, Utah, we love thee! Land of the sunny sky, Utah, we love thee! Far in the glorious west, Throned on the mountain's crest, In robes of statehood dressed, Utah, we love thee! Columbia's newest star, Utah, we love thee! Thy lustre shines afar, Utah, we love thee! Bright in our banner's blue, Among her sisters true, She proudly comes to view, Utah, we love thee! Land of the pioneers, Utah, we love thee! Grow with the coming years, Utah, we love thee! With wealth and peace in store, To fame and glory soar, God guarded, evermore, Utah, we love thee!

References

External links

Utah, We Love Thee
(MP3) at SaltLakeSymphonicChoir.org.

1895 songs Music of Utah Symbols of Utah Utah 1937 Anthems of non-sovereign states Songs about Utah {{anthem-stub