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This Land Is Your Land
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Aug 19, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
Anthem Lights covers Woody Guthrie's classic folk song "This Land Is Your Land," a patriotic anthem celebrating the beauty and vastness of America. The lyrics describe traveling across the country, from California to New York, and appreciating the natural landscapes. While the song is not explicitly Christian, it carries themes of gratitude and shared heritage. The cover by Anthem Lights maintains the original's uplifting and inclusive spirit, focusing on the land's beauty and the idea that it belongs to everyone. There is no direct reference to God or Christian doctrine, making it a secular folk song rather than a Christian worship piece.
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This land is your land, and this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me the golden valley
This land was made for you and me
I roamed and rambled, I've followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me
When the sun come shining, then I was strolling
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
A voice was chanting as the fog was lifting
This land was made for you and me
This land is your land, and this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf stream waters
This land was made for you and me
This land was made for you and me