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First Line: Yosemite, yosemite
Last Line: What thou hast given me.
Subject(s): Yosemite Valley & National Park


Yosemite, Yosemite,
I bare my head to thee,
Land wonderful, land wonderful,
An awesome sight to see;
Thy rocks, and streams, and waterfalls,
Why seek we overseas,
Land of the towering cliffs, I bow
Before thy mammoth trees.

Yosemite, Yosemite,
I bow both head and knee,
And kneel on thy Cathedral floor,
An ardent devotee;
Land beautiful, land beautiful,
I shall return to thee
When Summer melts thine ice and snows—
Then thou wilt welcome me.

Yosemite, Yosemite,
Thou art in memory,
Land fanciful, land fanciful,
Where images I see;
Engraven on thy lofty cliffs
In Nature's gallery,
Thy grandeur and thy loveliness
In dreams return to me.

Yosemite, Yosemite,
Thy waters reach the seas,
Thy waterfalls in silence fell
For many centuries;
Land bountiful, land bountiful,
My soul responds to thee,
In song alone can I return
What thou hast given me.





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