Dear Land of the Valleys and Mountains

—— ^— i — ^ Dear Land of the Valleys and Mountains An Old Melody, arranged and words written by Evan Stephens. Tenderly. Met. £=69. To the M. I. A. Seniors. 1st and 2nd Tenor, mf Dim. -• B-3 — — — —— — — —— F* F# A f •- • * 2 0-0-w • • F ke —y-r— -«— 3-3 iz t* i —— * • - »- ^-1 <-| 14 -V V—M— Z4 1 - L—lJ Y4 -- Ld 1. Dear land of the valleys and mountains, The home of the 2. May ev - er sweet un-ion of feel - ing Brood ov - er my 1st and 2nd Bass, mj A A y» J J L fczj-£==tn=^b===g=±±zzf «. r-p -g-z LfZ b<— — — & : mj g-«-g '— &— —— — - » Fl ' v ' Ft —— * -\ it brave and the free, Where clear flow the streams from their own mountain land, May broth - er - ly ac-tions remf =t F=t -v — dim »«/ — r--F\ N- r N :i=: fountains, To bring choicest blessings to thee; VVher the veal - ing True love, guide the soul, heart and hand; And forV mf A V ^m^$- Note. -• —3— —-Let the second tenor predominate throughout. -N— » Vg » I —j— — ^ • v—v — v- m -V4 •

1 F —— — S DEAR LAND OF THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS 155 C —m mi —a a • * — -^ d ~ 1 a-#-p —2 St — sun and the moon in their beauty, Look - ing down from a ev - er may concord and un - ion, Our de - vo - tion and ^tff-|r Zon^f pause. -J-Vi mj 3 Nh > w r *=£ 3= — — — #— =f=^«=:-3 —— : P3 2 F <g _ -3 F » t —•— i— a 1 A -rr clear sky a - bove, See true hearts de - vot'- ed to loy - al - ty prove. And give us the sweet - est comdu - ty To God and each oth - er, in love, mun - ion With God and each oth - er, in love. Note. —This tender little melody was sung into my heart when I was a small boy, by Ben and Agnes Williams and Shadrach Jones (all then of Willard). The song as then sung by them was entitled, "The Lone, Starry Hour." have long wished to perpetuate it, and in the hope of doing so I more effectively have set "homelove" words to it, and arranged it for our boys to sing. I regret that I have failed to find it in print, hence cannot find the name of the author of the melody. Evan Stephens.