Texas State Song

Marsh and gladys yoakum wright.

Texas state song. All hail the mighty state. Marsh of fort worth. Official state song of texas texas our texas by william j. Texas our texas william j.

Your freeborn single star sends out its radiance to nations near and far emblem of freedom. Texas our texas the official state song of texas was adopted by the legislature in 1929 after being selected in a state wide competition. Older songs such as the yellow rose of texas and dixie were. Boldest and grandest withstanding ev ry test o empire wide and glorious you stand supremely blest.

Texas state song related links state symbols state flag flag pledge the state song is texas our texas by william j. Marsh gladys yoakum wright 1929. Texas our texas was written by william j. Lyrics to texas our texas.

The state song of texas was chosen may 23 1929. Our state anthem was one of many that had been entered into a competition and it took 4 years for the state legislature to make the decision. Marsh who was born in liverpool united kingdom and emigrated to texas as a young man and gladys yoakum wright a native of fort worth texas and selected as the official state song by a concurrent resolution of the texas legislature in 1929 following a statewide competition. Arizona has a song that was written specifically as a state anthem in 1915 as well as the 1981 country hit arizona which it adopted as the alternate state anthem in 1982.

It set our hearts aglow. Tennessee has the most state songs with 9 official state songs and an official bicentennial rap. While the song isn t specifically about texas neither is ohio s official rock song hang on sloopy about the buckeye state. All hail the mighty state.

Boldest and grandest withstanding ev ry test. Not all state songs need be self aggrandizing jingoist jingles. It was composed by william j. The song is comprised of three verses and a chorus as follows.

Marsh and gladys yoakum wright. It was written in 1924 by william j. O empire wide and glorious you stand supremely blest. So wonderful so great.