State Song of Maryland - 'Maryland, My Maryland'

"Maryland, My Maryland" was the state song of the U.S. state of Maryland from 1939 to 2021. The song is set to the melody of "Lauriger Horatius" - the same tune "O Tannenbaum" was taken from. The lyrics are from a nine-stanza poem written by James Ryder Randall (1839-1908) in 1861. The state's general assembly adopted "Maryland, My Maryland" as the state song on April 29, 1939.
The song's words refer to Maryland's history and geography and specifically mention several historical figures of importance to the state. The song calls for Marylanders to fight against the U.S. and was used across the Confederacy during the Civil War as a battle hymn. It has been called America's "most martial poem".

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