Collecting Delaware Books

Music "Hail, Wilmington!"

"Hail, Wilmington!" was composed in 1923 as a contest entry. Words and sheet music were published in Collecting Delaware Books for October 1995.

Verse 1:
Hail Wilmington our city fair,
Resplendent on the Delaware.
A city in our first state,
Your name is writ among the great.

Chorus:
O Wilmington, dear Wilmington,
To us the fairest neath the sun.
Our fathers' deeds let us recall,
Like them for honor stand or fall.

Verse 2:
Yon rugged hill, upon whose side
Our fathers built their homes with pride,
Is fitting emblem of our stand
For truth and justice in our land.

Verse 3:
From Swedes' old fort to Wilmington,
Your annals glow with deeds well done
Behold you now beyond compare,
Resplendent on the Delaware.