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==History== |
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It was written in 1924 by [[William John Marsh|William J. Marsh]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utarl/00247/arl-00247.html|title=William J. Marsh Papers: A Guide|last=Marsh|first=William J. (William John)|website=legacy.lib.utexas.edu|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/statesong.html|title=Texas State Song {{!}} TSLAC|website=www.tsl.texas.gov|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> who was born in [[Liverpool|Liverpool, United Kingdom]], and emigrated to Texas as a young man, and Gladys Yoakum Wright, |
It was written in 1924 by [[William John Marsh|William J. Marsh]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utarl/00247/arl-00247.html|title=William J. Marsh Papers: A Guide|last=Marsh|first=William J. (William John)|website=legacy.lib.utexas.edu|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/statesong.html|title=Texas State Song {{!}} TSLAC|website=www.tsl.texas.gov|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> who was born in [[Liverpool|Liverpool, United Kingdom]], and emigrated to Texas as a young man, and Gladys Yoakum Wright (1891–1956),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Johnson |first1=Frank W. |author1-link=Frank W. Johnson |editor1-last=Barker |editor1-first=Eugene C. |editor1-link=Eugene C. Barker |title=A History of Texas and Texans |date=1914 |publisher=American Historical Society |location=Chicago |page=2105 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyoftexaste04john/page/2422/mode/2up}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Funeral to be in Texas for Mrs. Gladys Wright |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/36983456/ |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=March 10, 1956}}</ref> of [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. It was selected as the official [[state song]] by a concurrent resolution of the [[Texas Legislature]] in 1929 following a statewide competition. Older songs, such as "[[The Yellow Rose of Texas (song)|The Yellow Rose of Texas]]" and "[[Dixie (song)|Dixie]]", were also considered but ultimately it was decided a new song should be composed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@OfficialAlamo/who-was-the-yellow-rose-of-texas-750c95617241|title=Who was the Yellow Rose of Texas?|last=Alamo|first=The|date=2020-04-07|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-yellow-rose-of-texas|title=Who was the Yellow Rose of Texas?|last=Pruitt|first=Sarah|website=HISTORY|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caller.com/story/news/education/2020/01/14/refugio-isd-board-votes-unanimously-drop-controversial-fight-song/4421917002/|title=Texas school board starts 'new age of understanding,' drops Confederate song 'Dixie' after years of criticism|last=Camarillo|first=Vicky|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> |
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Although the song has been sung since the 41st legislature in 1929,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.texasourtexas.info/Index.html|title=Texas Our Texas - The Lone Star State Song|website=www.texasourtexas.info|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djewi.bandcamp.com/album/texas-our-texas|title=texas, our texas, by dj ewi|website=dj ewi|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> it was officially adopted by [[Seventy-third Texas Legislature|the 73rd legislature]] as the state song in 1993.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3R_mBG7Z2IC&pg=PT6 |title=Resource Bulletin SRS|date=1996|publisher=Southern Research Station|language=en}}</ref> |
Although the song has been sung since the 41st legislature in 1929,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.texasourtexas.info/Index.html|title=Texas Our Texas - The Lone Star State Song|website=www.texasourtexas.info|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djewi.bandcamp.com/album/texas-our-texas|title=texas, our texas, by dj ewi|website=dj ewi|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> it was officially adopted by [[Seventy-third Texas Legislature|the 73rd legislature]] as the state song in 1993.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z3R_mBG7Z2IC&pg=PT6 |title=Resource Bulletin SRS|date=1996|publisher=Southern Research Station|language=en}}</ref> |
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The song is usually performed just after the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|national anthem]] with a display of the [[Flag of Texas|flag]]. In the absence of the flag, those present during the song's performance are expected to face toward the music and act just as they would if the flag had been present.<ref name=":0" /> |
The song is usually performed just after the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|national anthem]] with a display of the [[Flag of Texas|flag]]. In the absence of the flag, those present during the song's performance are expected to face toward the music and act just as they would if the flag had been present.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The first word of the third line was originally ''largest'', but when [[Alaska]] became the largest U.S. state when it was admitted to the [[United States]] in 1959, the word was replaced with ''boldest''.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rlxFHFdF3_gC&q=Arp%2C+Texas&pg=PT25 | title=Texas Almanac 2012–2013 | publisher=Texas A&M University Press | date= |
The first word of the third line was originally ''largest'', but when [[Alaska]] became the largest U.S. state when it was admitted to the [[United States]] in 1959, the word was replaced with ''boldest''.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rlxFHFdF3_gC&q=Arp%2C+Texas&pg=PT25 | title=Texas Almanac 2012–2013 | publisher=Texas A&M University Press | date=November 8, 2011 | access-date=17 November 2013 | author=Alvarez, Elizabeth Cruce | pages=Contents| isbn=9780876112571 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/xet01|title=Texas, Our Texas|last=Spain|first=Charles A.|date=2010-06-15|website=tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> |
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This song was sung in group by elementary students in Texas at the beginning of their school classes during the 1950s. As late as the 1990s, this song was still sung before classes in some schools, along with the [[Pledge of Allegiance|pledge to the U.S.]] and [[Flag of Texas#Pledge of allegiance and flag protocol|Texan flags]].{{ |
This song was sung in group by elementary students in Texas at the beginning of their school classes during the 1950s. As late as the 1990s, this song was still sung before classes in some schools, along with the [[Pledge of Allegiance|pledge to the U.S.]] and [[Flag of Texas#Pledge of allegiance and flag protocol|Texan flags]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 11, 2023 |title=Texas our Texas |url=https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/statesong.html |website=Texas state library and archives commission}}</ref> |
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==Tune== |
==Tune== |
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Sends out its radiance to nations near and far. |
Sends out its radiance to nations near and far. |
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Emblem of freedom! It sets our hearts aglow, |
Emblem of freedom! It sets our hearts aglow, |
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With thoughts of [[Battle of San |
With thoughts of [[Battle of San Jacinto|San Jacinto]] and glorious [[Battle of the Alamo|Alamo]]. |
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[[Category:United States state songs]] |
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[[Category:Anthems of non-sovereign states]] |
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[[Category:Symbols of Texas]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 17 September 2024
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Regional anthem of Texas | |
| Lyrics | Gladys Yoakum Wright, William J. Marsh, 1924 |
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| Music | William J. Marsh, 1924 |
| Adopted | 1929 |
| Readopted | 1993 |
"Texas, Our Texas" is the regional anthem of the U.S. state of Texas, adopted in the late 1920s as the official state song.
History
[edit]It was written in 1924 by William J. Marsh,[1][2] who was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and emigrated to Texas as a young man, and Gladys Yoakum Wright (1891–1956),[3][4] of Fort Worth, Texas. It was selected as the official state song by a concurrent resolution of the Texas Legislature in 1929 following a statewide competition. Older songs, such as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" and "Dixie", were also considered but ultimately it was decided a new song should be composed.[5][6][7]
Although the song has been sung since the 41st legislature in 1929,[8][9] it was officially adopted by the 73rd legislature as the state song in 1993.[10]
The song is usually performed just after the national anthem with a display of the flag. In the absence of the flag, those present during the song's performance are expected to face toward the music and act just as they would if the flag had been present.[2]
The first word of the third line was originally largest, but when Alaska became the largest U.S. state when it was admitted to the United States in 1959, the word was replaced with boldest.[11][12]
This song was sung in group by elementary students in Texas at the beginning of their school classes during the 1950s. As late as the 1990s, this song was still sung before classes in some schools, along with the pledge to the U.S. and Texan flags.[13]
Tune
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Lyrics
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Texas, our Texas! All hail the mighty State!
Texas, our Texas! So wonderful so great!
Boldest and grandest, Withstanding ev'ry test;
O Empire wide and glorious, You stand supremely blest.
Chorus:
God bless you Texas! And keep you brave and strong,
That you may grow in power and worth,
Thro'out the ages long.
II
Texas, O Texas! Your freeborn single star,
Sends out its radiance to nations near and far.
Emblem of freedom! It sets our hearts aglow,
With thoughts of San Jacinto and glorious Alamo.
Chorus
III
Texas, dear Texas! From tyrant grip now free,
Shines forth in splendor your star of destiny!
Mother of heroes! We come your children true,
Proclaiming our allegiance, our faith, our love for you.
Chorus
References
[edit]- ^ Marsh, William J. (William John). "William J. Marsh Papers: A Guide". legacy.lib.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ a b "Texas State Song | TSLAC". www.tsl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Johnson, Frank W. (1914). Barker, Eugene C. (ed.). A History of Texas and Texans. Chicago: American Historical Society. p. 2105.
- ^ "Funeral to be in Texas for Mrs. Gladys Wright". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 10, 1956.
- ^ Alamo, The (2020-04-07). "Who was the Yellow Rose of Texas?". Medium. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Pruitt, Sarah. "Who was the Yellow Rose of Texas?". HISTORY. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Camarillo, Vicky. "Texas school board starts 'new age of understanding,' drops Confederate song 'Dixie' after years of criticism". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "Texas Our Texas - The Lone Star State Song". www.texasourtexas.info. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "texas, our texas, by dj ewi". dj ewi. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Resource Bulletin SRS. Southern Research Station. 1996.
- ^ Alvarez, Elizabeth Cruce (November 8, 2011). Texas Almanac 2012–2013. Texas A&M University Press. pp. Contents. ISBN 9780876112571. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Spain, Charles A. (2010-06-15). "Texas, Our Texas". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "Texas our Texas". Texas state library and archives commission. September 11, 2023.