There is a land where mountain peaks br Reach snowcapped arms on high; br Give me wide open spaces of this world. br There is a land where ocean waves br Lap endlessly against the sky; br Give me wide open spaces of this world. br br You can have your city life; br I’ll be far from cares and strife br In my wide open spaces of this world. br br There is a land where mountain breeze br Hums symphonies among the trees; br Give me wide open spaces of this world. br There is a land where waterfalls’ br Cascades echo canyon walls; br Give me wide open spaces of this world. br br You can have your city life; br I’ll be far from cares and strife br In my wide open spaces of this world. br br There is a land where sunset’s blaze br Defies mere human lavish praise; br Give me wide open spaces of this world. br There is a land where snowdrifts white br Reflect the shifting northern lights; br Give me wide open spaces of this world. br br You can have your city life; br I’ll be far from cares and strife br In my wide open spaces of this world. br br Here in this land where gracious peace br Invites the heart to find release br In wide open spaces of this world, br Here in this land where heaven’s calm br Scribes upon the heart a psalm, br I laude wide open spaces of this world. br br You can have your city life; br I’ll be far from cares and strife br In my wide open spaces of this world. br br Written in 1973.