Hail, Pennsylvania!

Hail, Pennsylvania!

"Hail, Pennsylvania!" written by Edgar M. Dilley in 1897, was the official state song of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner's "Pennsylvania" superseded "Hail, Pennsylvania!" as Pennsylvania's official state song in 1990.

"Hail, Pennsylvania!" is sung to the tune of "God Save the Tsar!", the national anthem of Imperial Russia, by Alexei Fyodorovich Lvov. It is the alma mater of the University of Pennsylvania; it also serves as the official song of Lackawanna County. It was supposedly written by Dilley during a competition among students at the university to see who could write the best song to the Tsarist anthem.

Lyrics

:"Hail, Pennsylvania!":"Noble and strong,":"To thee with loyal hearts":"We raise our song.":"Swelling to Heaven":"Loud our praises ring;":"Hail, Pennsylvania!":"Of thee we sing."

:"Majesty as a crown":"Rests on thy brow,":"Pride, Honor, Glory,":"Love, before thee bow.":"Ne'er can thy spirit die,":"Thy walls decay;":"Hail, Pennsylvania!":"For thee we pray."

:"Hail, Pennsylvania!":"Guide of our youth,":"Lead thou thy children":"On to light and truth;":"Thee, when death summons us,":"Others shall praise;":"Hail, Pennsylvania!":"Thro' endless days!"

References

*Cheney, Edward Potts. "History of the University of Pennsylvania, 1740-1940". (1940.)

External links

* [http://www.archives.upenn.edu/ University of Pennsylvania Archives]
* [http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~pracpenn/ The Practical Pennsylvanian]


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