Special+report+-+the+hymn+of+West+Virginia

=__ The hymn of West Virginia __= Many people think that 'Country Roads' by John Denver is something like a hymn for West Virginia. This is because John Denver sings about the beauty of the nature there and how much he misses his home in the mountains. He also sings that he's longing to see " the place he belongs to" again and to come back. The people accepted this, but this is not really right.



The government of West Virginia decided to make three other songs the hymns of this state. These official songs of West Virginia are -"This Is My West Virginia" by Iris Bell, which is about the feeling of beeing home in West Virginia, because the kin-folks felt home there and many good things in that state, -"The West Virginia Hills" by Ellen King and H.E. Engle, which is about the majestic, beautiful and strong hills of West Virginia and -"West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home" by Julian G. Hearne, Jr., which is about someone who is from West Virginia and belongs there- his family is there and he feels strong there.

But by the way, one of John Denver's songs became after all the offical song of a state: In the year 2007, ten years after John Denver's death, the government of Colorado decided to make his song 'Rocky Mountain High' the 2nd hymn of Colorado.