Show A P POEM 0 E M our rations Nat lons birthday by RET E at kooi knox coll ciol last asue ril ill speak ot of her hurling brooks which irrigate this region and fill all ita 10 choicest nooks with harvests which are legion ill speak ot of her balmy air with its ozone giving might thus making one do and ilare dare for and the right ill chant ot of the great S aItLa kp ot of its great expanse and brine on oil its silver surf surface aeo we 11 II take A row when the moon doth shine ill chant of this fertile yale vale and of its beautiful views As aa I 1 tell this oer true tale not likely feel the blues ill mention the blooming fi flowers and all i that you yon hold most dear the ithe height of your and all things both far an sal 1 near dear but ill say to you yon this day that of all ever you yon saw nothing can touch tho array of boys find and girls in utah here plant the he seeds of nation 01 1 which grows a crop of freemen keerl Neer Trise rise to higher station B by climbing like a seaman T theres fteres Tt eres alway room at the top though crowded it bo be below and so the brandies branches will drop y when the fruit to and fro now let all climb to gather male and female youth and age and never mind the weather though old roar and rage then the nation will be proud i of her sons and daughters rare and will shout itliong and loud till it echoes through the air i on this grand and festal day let all social joys abound march forth on your homeward way friendly neighbors all around milk ot of human kind and pleasant one and all abud so eo keep us na till we wake in heavens grand and courtly hall ball hold aloft thy count rys flag over Utah stately crest let it never never drag while the sun sets beets in the west lot let it speak to all one voled voice in these blessed sun kissed vales that true freedom is our choice in these grand old mountain dales Fi father do you yon want your sons to become the best of men then remember how it runs that example counts for ton ten mothers do you wish to see your daughters lovely and fair make them what that they ought to be by your pui dand tender care now IVO ive said enough wen een about domain 7 so ere you cry its too tough to listen to your retrain refrain ill sing you my closing lay soon as I 1 possibly 01 an e can all and then ill up and d a away a ere you wish id neer reg began aa this the day we celeb celebrate rati stalwarts Stal warts sona and daughters fair this the nay day we educate 1 in love lore of freedom rare lot let all hearts unite toda today and thus swell the loud burrah hurrah let our meeting pave the way for forone one grand old time hurrah may the red the white whit ethe the blue cheer us to an up upward ward course may the good the pure the true join us to their noble force may each return upturn of the day find a loyal union band marching in a grand array to sweet music clear and grand now we come to close our rhyme And give way to better fare can we find lovelier clime where one may breathe purer air lot let these grand old mountains speak and the blovelt lovely lake repeat while we all loth oth shrill and shriek answer no with beat god bless our nations birthday and your eons and daughters fair may blessings strew their pathway while they breathe sweet freedoms air so shall independence last while these mountain vale sare trod troa by the coming thousands vart in u love of freedom andoe god |