Show the thormon TI ormon pioneer across the desert brown and bare the sun at noontide burn burning inic with weary feet and th aued ed tt team am his thoughts oft homeward turning to sunlit fords and pine pinc clad hills of valiant deeds by Viking crews in northern seas when roaming roamine A prince princa of men in mien and look from viking stock descended he bravely trod the desert path by many saints attended they were the pioneers of those whom cone conscience clence and their faith tied had driven forth from peaceful homes and right ti live that faith for many many weady days their travel had bad been slow supplies and water had been scarce pinched faces hunger showed the loag delays and bitter cold while each one did his bis best and lives too lost and tender dabes floze at their mothers breast but bat in their leaders they had bad faith nor feared the desert sands they knew that their toil would end would see their promised land oh obi I 1 dear brave hearts reward will come As come it does to all who murmur not but bat still press on and heed their Fa fathers fatherly therlo call our oar hero he be of viking blood with nerves high strung and taut yet was waa witt with all of kindly mood and lovingly was waa sought bought to cheer a mother beart sore eora ick or maiden in distress both young and old true trae comfort found when they were sora oppressed to guard the camp from prowling foes foremost was he and keen and thieving indians in their path so go sneaking Ene shing aking and so eo mean soon boon found when eric on their trail was waa following swift and strong would give short abort thrift shrift to savage ute would tolerate no wrong one day from out a canon A horde of painted braves came riding oer the desert As aa oceans surge in waves but finding that the pioneers were better armed th anthey then only begged for whiskey food not allowed to stay for indians are great areat cowards the noble red ked man bohl and only great in stories ot of by Jina 11 and 11 by gosh at last as through a mountain noun tain gorge the tria was waa slowly wending an eager shout about proclaimed the news their bials ti iala all were ending and in full eight of dearv eyes with glad hearts full and grateful they knelt and thanked their r father godl god and leaders beed faithful Lith ful the promised land so wo wodrow wod idrous roa fair its sunlit lakes and valleys was balm indeed to lo weary souls soula who falter but who rallies and thin is what they sang that day at eventide orison well faithful be ba to church and god for our beautiful our zon mon the moslem has baa his hia koran buddhists their juggernaut the tee greek church have their the Eisot Eiso erics teries weird thoughts tile churchman has haa his bis ritual the catholic has baa his hia pope the mormon hu has his joseph smith emith his hia demoles moles te molea and his hie hope his hope is ig in the word revealed by god to joseph smith and who shall say which creed is right hint or which is only myth the leader of this mormon band was briehan young wise great and this is what he counseled thern them in building up a state first make the arid and desert bloom As rose of sharon sweet and let the other riches go while you raise enough to sat eat arid and never let this thought depart that home and aad rural toil will bring more comfort to lo the heart than greed or city broil the gold and silver in the hills billa of wasatch grand arand will bring to yon yan a gentile throng to scatter through your lead land and then your hearts will tutu turn away from prophet seer beer arid and good so be content to till the soil provide yourselves with food the lofty peaks of wasatch bold great reservoirs of good will store the enow for summer use no to raise your childrens food this sand land that looks so ao brown and bare Is only all a thirst and only needs the water brought to make rhenest itric it ri nest enest first they heeded then thin counsel wise of greatest brigham young and went want their wave davs content with singing his bis praises among amon the pleasant valleys mountain dells bellg and by the brookside brook Bide lair fair and in the mountain solitude they felt that god was waa there giving to them his hig holy peace As to his own he given who dedicate their be r lives to him and in his service lives so mormon hands bands first deep dykes and waterways water ways and soon boon they reaped the fullest crops coopt but gave to god the praise with the advent of the railroad jame game in a gentile throng who found a people plena pious poor to whom the laua land belonged A happy peaceful people content industrious true to the teachings of their leaders to their faith aud and conscience too they yearned full fall long for statehood though doubtfully by some their leaders counseled patience that it was waa sure sore to come when by their thrift and energy they thay had bad made this fair sweet sweat land S the peer of any state elate and then atwould come oy 07 justnes jaet just cea wes hand band and eric enc who tal bai manfully fought poverty and toil had up op a pretty home with strife from birmin soll soil his hia home was by sweet utah L laa ake so go sparkling bright and blue bice As it if it had just j net caught caugh t from heaven its ita own true shade arid and has baa but now in age declining in com comfort foft with his wife and family surrounded fie was ahing up hie hia life but bat waited for the coming of joy that statehood buoys brings leaten I 1 la Is this a dear delusion or do the glad bells bella ring hark I 1 frosa from the distant belfry tower A joyous maddening peal I 1 those eager shouts those joyous ebilee are they of hope bove the seal with eager looks and brightening ayea he questioned doge close his hia mate male the proclamations Proclamation a signed I 1 thank god I 1 dear utah is a state I 1 provo utah |