COME TO THE HILLS OF GREEN

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COME TO THE HILLS OF GREEN
by Milo Townsend
Milestones Vol 9 No 3--Summer 1984

Come ye to the hills of Beaver
To these lovely hills so green
Where flow'rets bloom and flows a river
More bright ye ne'er, ye ne'er have seen
Come ye to the hills of Beaver
Where peace and plenty reign
Dear blessings of the mighty Giver
without which toil is vain.

Chorus:

Come to the hills of green,
come to the hills of green,
More bright ye ne'er have seen.

Come to the hills of Beaver
To this valley land so fair
Where the birds through all the summer
Make sweet music on the air

Come to the Falls of Beaver
And here enjoy a home
By mound or knoll or rippling river
And cease the world to roam

Come to the hills of Beaver,
Where once poor red men trod
and sing anew "good will to men,
Hosannas unto God.

Through the courtesy of Edward B. Reese of Vancouver, Washington, the Tribune is enabled to publish the above poem taken from a book entitled "The School Day Visitor" published by Rev. Alexander Clark. In his accompanying letter Mr. Reese states that he believes the poem was composed by Milo Townsend and the book in which it was published bears the date of 1869. Mr. Reese was a resident of Steubenville, Ohio before moving to the west.