PRINTER'S NO. 226
No. 200 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY OLIVER, BUNT, DeWEESE, MILLER, SCHULER, BISHOP,
DONATUCCI, RIEGER, BATTISTO AND HAYDEN, FEBRUARY 1, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 1, 1989
AN ACT
1 Declaring and adopting the song "Pennsylvania," lyrics and music
2 by Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner, as the State song of the
3 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Official State song.
7 The song "Pennsylvania," lyrics and music by Eddie Khoury and
8 Ronnie Bonner, is hereby adopted as the State song of
9 Pennsylvania and shall be the official song for all public
10 purposes. The lyrics of the song are as follows:
11 "PENNSYLVANIA"
12 Verse 1
13 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania,
14 Mighty is your name,
15 Steeped in glory and tradition,
16 Object of acclaim.
17 Where brave men fought the foe of freedom,
18 Tyranny decried,
1 'Til the bell of independence
2 filled the countryside.
3 Chorus
4 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania,
5 May your future be,
6 filled with honor everlasting
7 as your history.
8 Verse 2
9 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania,
10 Blessed by God's own hand,
11 Birthplace of a mighty nation,
12 Keystone of the land.
13 Where first our country's flag unfolded,
14 Freedom to proclaim,
15 May the voices of tomorrow
16 glorify your name.
17 Chorus
18 Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania,
19 May your future be,
20 filled with honor everlasting
21 as your history.
22 Section 2. Effective date.
23 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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