"Beautiful Nebraska" is the regional anthem of the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

. The music was composed by Jim Fras in 1960 and the lyrics were written by Jim Fras and Guy G. Miller, prior to adoption as Nebraska's

state song A national anthem is a patriotic musical composition symbolizing and evoking eulogies of the history and traditions of a country or nation. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. American, Central Asian, and European ...

in 1967.

Lyrics

: Beautiful Nebraska, : Peaceful prairie land. : Laced with many rivers, : And the hills of sand. : Dark green valleys : Cradled in the earth. : Rain and sunshine : Bring abundant birth. : Beautiful Nebraska, : As you look around, : you will find a rainbow : Reaching to the ground. : All these wonders : By the Master's hand, : Beautiful Nebraska land. : We are so proud of this state where we live. : There is no place that has so much to give. : Beautiful Nebraska, : As you look around, : You will find a rainbow : Reaching to the ground. : All these wonders : By the Master's hand, : Beautiful Nebraska land.

References

{{National anthems of North America Music of Nebraska Symbols of Nebraska

Songs about Nebraska