Utah, This is the Place
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Utah, This is the Place is the state song of Utah. It was written in 1996 by Sam and Gary Francis for Utah's centennial celebrations. It replaced Utah, We Love Thee as the state song in 2003 after 4th grade students at Cook Elementary wanted a "More modern state song". They talked to their local representative, Dana Love (R-Syracuse) and she drafted up a bill that passed with the legislators on 2003-02-28, and was signed by then Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt on 2003-03-15. Listen to [Utah, This is the Place (MP3)]. The previous song, Utah, We Love Thee became the State Hymn. *[See both songs side by side.]
This song was placed in the public domain by the composers when it was made the state song of Utah. However, the composer did not make an arrangement available to the public without charge. [link]
Lyrics
- Utah! People working together
- Utah! What a great place to be.
- Blessed from Heaven above.
- It’s the land that we love.
- This is the place!
- Utah! With its mountains and valleys.
- Utah! With its canyons and streams.
- You can go anywhere.
- But there's none that compare.
- This is the place!
- It was Brigham Young who led the pioneers across the plains.
- They suffered with the trials they had to face.
- With faith they kept on going till they reached the Great Salt Lake
- Here they heard the words..."THIS IS THE PLACE!"
- Utah! With its focus on family,
- Utah! Helps each child to succeed.
- People care how they live.
- Each has so much to give.
- This is the place!
- Utah! Getting bigger and better.
- Utah! Always leading the way.
- New technology's here...
- Growing faster each year.
- This is the place!
- There is beauty in the snow-capped mountains, in the lakes and streams.
- There are valleys filled with farms and orchards too.
- The spirit of its people shows in everything they do.
- Utah is the place where dreams come true.
- Utah! With its pioneer spirit.
- Utah! What a great legacy!
- Blessed from Heaven above.
- It’s the land that we love.
- This is the place!
- Utah! Utah! Utah!
- This is the place!
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State of Utah Cities | Counties | Flag | Flower | Governors | Song |
|---|---|
| State Capital: | Salt Lake City |
| Regions: | Cache Valley | Dixie | Great Salt Lake | Great Salt Lake Desert | Uinta Mountains | Wasatch Back | Wasatch Front | Wasatch Range |
| '''Metropolitan Areas (with constituent cities):''' |
Logan
Ogden-Clearfield - Bountiful | Kaysville | Layton | Roy Provo-Orem - American Fork | Lehi | Pleasant Grove | Spanish Fork | Springville Salt Lake City - Cottonwood Heights | Draper | Holladay | Midvale | Murray | Park City | Riverton | Sandy | South Jordan | Taylorsville | Tooele | West Jordan | West Valley City |
| Micropolitan Areas: | Brigham City | Cedar City | Heber | Price | Vernal |
| Counties: | Beaver | Box Elder | Cache | Carbon | Daggett | Davis | Duchesne | Emery | Garfield | Grand | Iron | Juab | Kane | Millard | Morgan | Piute | Rich | Salt Lake | San Juan | Sanpete | Sevier | Summit | Tooele | Uintah | Utah | Wasatch | Washington | Wayne | Weber |
[Official Bill to change the state song, House bill 223 from the 2003 General Legislative Session]
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