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For It Is My Land and Your Land

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
For It Is My Land and Your Land - Lyrics
Composer
Mills, Joy  
Lyricist
Mills, Joy  
Publisher
G. C. Mills (Scarsdale, NY)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Lyrics
From border to border from lakes to the sea the call went forth to arms! To arms! There is drumming and drilling and marching for all the dauntless lads it begins at the call of the bugle with the sun on the earth’s wide rim and the heart of the great republic is beating a battle hymn. For it is my land and your land no matter whether right or wrong our foe men or traitors we’ll fight a hundred million strong And this shall be our name in story we fought for home for love for glory freedom God and right from border to border from lakes to the sea the lassies are praying today For the darling brave lads who sailed away to fight for victory dark and drear is the dawn since they have gone nor is the noon day ever fair for the loyal hearts waiting till the lads come back from “Over there.”
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_202
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
For It Is My Land and Your Land
Composer
Mills, Joy  
Lyricist
Mills, Joy  
Publisher
G. C. Mills (Scarsdale, NY)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
From border to border from lakes to the sea the call went forth to arms! To arms! There is drumming and drilling and marching for all the dauntless lads it begins at the call of the bugle with the sun on the earth’s wide rim and the heart of the great republic is beating a battle hymn. For it is my land and your land no matter whether right or wrong our foe men or traitors we’ll fight a hundred million strong And this shall be our name in story we fought for home for love for glory freedom God and right from border to border from lakes to the sea the lassies are praying today For the darling brave lads who sailed away to fight for victory dark and drear is the dawn since they have gone nor is the noon day ever fair for the loyal hearts waiting till the lads come back from “Over there.”
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_202
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleFor It Is My Land and Your Land
ComposerMills, Joy  
LyricistMills, Joy  
PublisherG. C. Mills (Scarsdale, NY)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
LyricsFrom border to border from lakes to the sea the call went forth to arms! To arms! There is drumming and drilling and marching for all the dauntless lads it begins at the call of the bugle with the sun on the earth’s wide rim and the heart of the great republic is beating a battle hymn. For it is my land and your land no matter whether right or wrong our foe men or traitors we’ll fight a hundred million strong And this shall be our name in story we fought for home for love for glory freedom God and right from border to border from lakes to the sea the lassies are praying today For the darling brave lads who sailed away to fight for victory dark and drear is the dawn since they have gone nor is the noon day ever fair for the loyal hearts waiting till the lads come back from “Over there.”
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_202
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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