▁t une ▁" M ary land , ▁My ▁Maryland " ▁(" O ▁Christmas ▁Tree "), ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁the ▁B ic ent enn ial ▁programs ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁At ▁the ▁evening ▁conv ocation ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁Mrs . ▁Beth ▁Nor ris ▁announced ▁to ▁the ▁audience ▁that ▁Wol fe ▁( ret ired ▁and ▁res iding ▁in ▁North , ▁South ▁Carolina ) ▁was ▁aware ▁his ▁song ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁that ▁night . ▁( See ▁Franklin ▁Times , ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 .) ▁With ▁loyal ty ▁we ▁sing ▁thy ▁pra ise , ▁Gl ory ▁to ▁thy ▁hon ored ▁name ! ▁Our ▁voices ▁loud ▁in ▁t ribute ▁raise , ▁M aking ▁truth ▁thy ▁pow ' r ▁proc laim . ▁Th y ▁past ▁is ▁marked ▁with ▁vict ' ry ▁bold ; ▁Th y ▁de eds ▁today ▁can ▁ne ' er ▁be ▁told , ▁And ▁hero es ▁brave ▁shall ▁e ' er ▁u ph old ▁Franklin ' s ▁name ▁forever more . ▁ ▁We ▁love ▁thy ▁rich ▁and ▁fruit ful ▁soil , ▁Wood , ▁and ▁stream , ▁and ▁th riv ing ▁town . ▁We ▁love ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁daily ▁to il , ▁M aking ▁men ▁of ▁true ▁ren own . ▁Th y ▁church ▁and ▁school ▁shall ▁ever ▁stand ▁To ▁drive ▁the ▁darkness ▁from ▁our ▁land — ▁A ▁true ▁and ▁loyal , ▁val i ant ▁band , ▁S ons ▁of ▁Franklin ▁ever more . ▁ ▁A ▁shr ine ▁of ▁promise , ▁pow