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Look over state song of Minnesota and place the 10 correct words in the blanks.
"Hail! Minnesota" - Lyrics, Cyrus Northrop - Music, Truman Rickard
Minnesota, Hail to ,
Hail to Thee, our state so dear,
Thy light shall ever be
A and clear.
Thy sons and daughters true
Will proclaim Thee .
They shall guard Thy fame and ;
Thou shalt be their [Northern Star!]
Like the stream that to sea,
Like the that seeks the blue;
Minnesota, still for Thee
Thy and true!
From Thy fair,
From Thy prairies far.
At Thy call they with a shout and song;
Hailing Thee their Northern Star!
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[adore Thy name][pine][near and far][sons are strong][beacon bright][Thee][throng][bends][waving][woods and waters]
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This song was never meant for the State Capitol. Like Michigan's anthem, it was a student-written musical number for the University of Minnesota, in this case a senior class play entitled "The Apple of Discord: A Travesty". I can't find that much about it, but it appears to have been a light-hearted comedy centering around a college football game. Student Truman E. Rickard wrote the lyrics, later revised by Arthur E. Upson.
The original performance featured a second verse dedicated entirely to the university's sitting president, Cyrus Northrop. The chorus turned directly toward the president and bleated out, "Hail to thee our Prexy, Sire, Thou hast made us all thine own!"
Northrop was reportedly embarrassed by the over-the-top presidential worship, and asked that the song be rewritten to focus on the spirit of the school rather than the hagiography of a president. Campus newspaper editor and poet Arthur E. Upson decided to revise the song. He tossed out the "Prexy Sire" verse entirely, substituting a stanza celebrating the state's natural landscape. By 1905, the revamped track officially became the University of Minnesota's song.
For forty years, the song was only used as a college anthem. But on April 19, 1945, the Minnesota State Legislature formally stepped in and hijacked the tune, passing a resolution to officially designate it as the official state song.
Unlike Michigan - who accidentally triggered a 95-year corporate copyright lockout - the state of Minnesota managed to secure the legal rights cleanly. The University of Minnesota Alumni Association, which held the legal ownership, generously released its copyright directly to the public domain so school choirs and marching bands could play it completely royalty-free.
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