Anthem of Utrecht (Province) - Langs de Vecht en d'oude Rijnstroom (Vocal)

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Langs de Vecht en d'oude Rijnstroom is the provincial anthem of Utrecht, Netherlands. Its text was written in 1952 by J. Küppers, on the melody of "Angels from the Realms of Glory" of the British 19th-century composer Henry Smart.

(Volkslied Provincie Utrecht/Dutch Lyrics)
Langs de d'oude Rijnstroom
Strekt zich wijd het Stichtse land.
Willibrord ontstak uw fakkel,
Die onblusbaar verder brandt;
Waar 's Lands Unie werd geboren,
Utrecht, hart van Nederland!

Utrecht, parel der gewesten,
'k Min uw bos en lustwarand.
'n Eigen stempel draagt uw landschap:
Plas, rivier of heid' en zand,
Weid' en bongerd, bont verscheiden,
Utrecht, hart van Nederland!

Utrecht, nobel, nijver Utrecht,
Middelpunt naar alle kant,
Aan uw eigen stijl en schoonheid
Houd ik steeds mijn zin verpand.
Blijv' in goed' en kwade dagen:
Utrecht, hart van Nederland!

Utrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈytrɛxt]) is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer in the north, the province of Gelderland in the east, the river Rhine in the south, the province of South Holland in the west and the province of North Holland in the north-west. With an area of approximately 1,400 square kilometres (540 sq mi), it is the smallest of the twelve provinces.
Apart from its eponymous capital, major cities in the province are Amersfoort, Houten, Nieuwegein, Veenendaal, IJsselstein and Zeist.

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