Ohio Poem

Ohio, bounteous state,
Home of the fair and great,
We hail thy name!
Star of the Middle West,
Gem in the Nation’s crest,
Land that we love the best,
We sing thy fame!

Land of the clement skies,
Of rosy morning dyes
And sunset bars,
Of streams and woodland bowers,
Of fruit and grain and flowers,
Of quiet evening hours
And rising stars!

The fire of genius runs
In thy inventive sons,
And they have furled