Utah, the star of the west

There is a land whose sunny vales

Author: O. P. Huish
Tune: [There is a land whose sunny vales]
Published in 4 hymnals

Author: O. P. Huish

Born: September 9, 1851, Blaenavon, Monmouth, Wales. Died: December 4, 1932, Payson, Utah. Buried: Payson, Utah. At age nine, Huish emigrated with his mother and siblings to join his father in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1861, the family went to the Utah Territory and settled in Payson, where Huish worked in farming and ranching as a youth. He later ran general stores times in Moab, Utah; Eugene, Oregon; and Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also opened Huish Drug. Huish was a composer, but was also trained in commercial photography, making some contributions in this field and operating the firm Huish and Hinshaw. They did most of their work in Utah and Arizona. In 1880, Huish formed the "Huish Band" with his brothers Edward, Joseph, Frank… Go to person page >

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First Line: There is a land whose sunny vales
Title: Utah, the star of the west
Author: O. P. Huish
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Utah, Utah, beautiful, beautiful land
Copyright: Public Domain

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Deseret Sunday School Songs #202

Hymns, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints #72

The Songs of Zion, a Collection of Choice Songs #d191

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The Songs of Zion #202

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