In 1969 Ballard MacDonald and Mary Earl wrote and composed the song. In 1989 Wilbert McBride wrote the new words. The words to the song are below. Cities so grand, mountains above, Led to this land I love. Chorus Beautiful Ohio, where the golden grain Dwarf the lovely flowers in the summer rain.
Cities rising high, silhouette the sky.
The song was written by Rick Derringer. This became our state motto in 1959.