Oregon, My Oregon

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Oregon, My Oregon (1920)
lyrics by John Andrew Buchanan, composed by Henry Bernard Murtagh

State song of the U.S. state of Oregon since 1927. The lyrics below were the official lyrics from 1927 until 2021, when the Oregon Legislature passed a bill modifying the lyrics “to reflect cultural, historical, economic and societal evolution of State of Oregon”. See History of Oregon Literature, ch. 28

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Land of the Empire Builders,
Land of the Golden West;
Conquered and held by free men,
Fairest and the best.
Onward and upward ever,
Forward and on, and on;
Hail to thee, Land of Heroes,
My Oregon.


Land of the rose and sunshine
Land of the summer's breeze;
Laden with health and vigor,
Fresh from the Western seas.
Blest by the blood of martyrs,
Land of the setting sun;
Hail to thee, Land of Promise,
My Oregon.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1961, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 62 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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