Come
to his land of sunshine
To
this land where life is young.
Where
the wide, wide world is waiting,
The
songs that will now be sung.
Where
the golden sun is flaming
Into
warm, white shining day,
And
the suns of men are blazing
Their
priceless right of way.
Come
stand beside the rivers
Within
our valley broad.
Stand
here with heads uncovered,
In
the presence of our God!
While
all around, about us
The
brave, unconquered band,
As
guardins and landmarks
The
giant mountains stand.
Not
alone for gold and silver
Is
Arizona great.
But
with graves of heroes sleeping,
All
the land is consecrate!
O,
come and live beside us
However
far ye roam
Come
and help us build up temples
And
name those temples "home".
CHORUS
Sing
the song that's in your hearts
Sing
of the great Southwest,
Thank
God, for Arizona
In
splendid sunshine dressed.
For
thy beauty and thy grandeur,
For
thy regal robes so sheen
We
hail thee Arizona
Our
goddess and our queen.
written
by Margaret Rowe Clifford
composed
by Maurice Blumenthal