“ Give us staunch honesty,
Let our pride manly be;
God help Kentucky!
Help us to hold the right,
Give us both truth and might—
Lord of all life and light,
God help Kentucky!
Give us the power to stand,
Firm for our native land;
God save Kentucky!
Drive with thy Almighty power
The invaders from our door,
Let them be seen no more,
God save Kentucky!
This work was published before January 1, 1929 and is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. ”