who wrote and composed the utah state song
He wrote Utah, We Love Thee, in 1895, to be sung at the inauguration exercises when Utah became a state on January 4, 1896. The song, with words and music written by Evan Stephens, was published by the Deseret Sunday School Union, Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1917. The song, Utah, We Love Thee, written by Evan Stephens, was adopted by the State Legislature as the official state. on February 17, 1937, to become effective on February 24, 1937. The legislation establishing the state.