A school song, alma mater, school hymn or school anthem is the patronal
song of a
school. In
England, this tradition is particularly strong in
public school
Public school may refer to:
* State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government
* Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...
s and
grammar schools.
Australia
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The Glennie School
The Glennie School (formerly the Glennie Memorial School) is a girls' school in Newtown, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It caters for primary and secondary schooling from K-12. It has boarding house facilities and is owned and operated by the ...
– ''
Now Thank We All Our God
"Now thank we all our God" is a popular Christian hymn. Catherine Winkworth translated it from the German "", written by the Lutheran pastor Martin Rinkart. Its hymn tune, Zahn No. 5142, was published by Johann Crüger in the 1647 edition o ...
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Somerville House – ''
Our God, Our Help in Ages Past''
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St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove
ST, St, or St. may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Stanza, in poetry
* Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band
* Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise
* Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...
- ''Serviam, Ignite the Spirit''
Canada
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Upper Canada College – ''
Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven''
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Bishop's College School – ''
And did those feet in ancient time
"And did those feet in ancient time" is a poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic '' Milton: A Poem in Two Books'', one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date of 1804 on the title page is probably when the ...
(Jerusalem)'' & ''Lennoxville Vivat Dicimus''
England
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Barnard Castle School – "
Jerusalem"
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Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School – "
Jerusalem"
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Harrow School
(The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God)
, established = (Royal Charter)
, closed =
, type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school
, religion = Church of E ...
– "
Forty Years On"
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The Skinners' School – "
The Leopard Song"
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The Judd School –
Jerusalem
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King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford –
Jerusalem
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Millfield
Millfield is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) located in Street, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1935.
Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding schoo ...
School –
Jerusalem
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The London Oratory School
The London Oratory School, also known as "The Oratory" or "The London Oratory" to distinguish it from other schools, is a Catholic Church, Catholic Secondary school#United Kingdom, secondary school for boys aged 7–18 and girls aged 16–18 in W ...
- "Quam Bonum Est"
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Oundle School – "
Carmen Undeliense"
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Reigate Grammar School – "
To Be a Pilgrim
"To Be a Pilgrim" (also known as "He Who Would Valiant Be") is an English Christian hymn using words of John Bunyan in The Pilgrim's Progress. It first appeared in Part 2 of ''The Pilgrim's Progress'', written in 1684. The hymn recalls the words o ...
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Sherborne School - ''The Carmen''
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Stamford High School - “Within these walls of grey”
*The Old Stamfordian Club (Alumni association of
Stamford School
Stamford School is an independent school for boys in Stamford, Lincolnshire in the English public school tradition. Founded in 1532, it has been a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference since 1920. With the girls-only Sta ...
) - “Schola Stamfordiensis”
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Tonbridge School - "Of Him Who Dreamed of Founding"
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William Hulme's Grammar School – "The Hulme Song" and "
Jerusalem"
India
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Carmel Convent High School, Durgapur
Carmel Convent High School, Durgapur is an English-medium Secondary school for girls, affiliated to CISCE and run by the Sisters of Apostolic Carmel, a Roman Catholic organization. Students of the school typically refer to themselves as Carmeli ...
– ''
Within Thy Hallowed Portals Carmel Dear''
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Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram – ''
Cheer Loyola's sons''
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St. Paul's School, Darjeeling
St. Paul's School is an independent boarding school for boys in the town of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. It is known as "Eton of the East" because it is thought to follow the similar cultural and traditional values of Eton College. St. Paul' ...
– ''
The Alma mater''
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St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad – ''
Scenes Of Our Childhood''
New Zealand
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Dilworth School
Dilworth School, often referred to simply as Dilworth, is an independent full boarding school for boys in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest full boarding school in both the country and Australasia. Owned and operated by a charitable tru ...
– ''
St Patrick's Breastplate
''Saint Patrick's Breastplate'' is an Old Irish prayer of protection of the " lorica" type (hence ''Lorica Sancti Patricii'', or "The Lorica of Saint Patrick") attributed to Saint Patrick.
Its title is given as ''Faeth Fiada'' in the 11th-century ...
''
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Auckland Grammar School
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...
– ''Per Angusta Ad Augusta'' set to the music of
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
"A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" (originally written in the German language with the title ) is one of the best known hymns by the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther, a prolific hymnwriter. Luther wrote the words and composed the hymn tune between ...
Pakistan
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Pakistan School Song – This poem (prayer) was sung as school song in almost all the Pakistani schools.
Scotland
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Royal High School – ''
Vivas Schola Regia
''Vivas Schola Regia'', officially ''Scholae Regiae Edinensis Carmen'', is the song of the Royal High School of Edinburgh. The Latin lyrics were written by the Rector, Dr. John Marshall, in 1895, and set to music by Sir Alexander Mackenzie, a ...
''
Sri Lanka
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St. Anthony's college, Kandy
ST, St, or St. may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Stanza, in poetry
* Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band
* Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise
* Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy ...
- "Rally Round The Banners of The College"
United States
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Cornell University – "
Far Above Cayuga's Waters"
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Harvard University – "
Fair Harvard
"Fair Harvard" is the alma mater of Harvard University. Written by the Reverend Samuel Gilman of the class of 1811 for the university's 200th anniversary in 1836, it bids the school an affectionate farewell. Of its four verses, the first and fou ...
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Dartmouth College – “
Dear Old Dartmouth The "Alma Mater" is the official school song of Dartmouth College, an Ivy League university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Composed by Harry Wellman, class of 1907, it was officially adopted by the College in 1926. The difficult-t ...
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Princeton University – "
Old Nassau
"Old Nassau" has been Princeton University's alma mater (school song) since 1859. Harlan Page Peck was the lyricist and Carl A. Langlotz (sometimes Karl Langlotz) was the composer. The lyrics were changed in 1987 to address sexism at the newly c ...
"
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Rutgers University – "
On the Banks of the Old Raritan
"On the Banks of the Old Raritan" is a song, or '' alma mater'', associated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (previously Rutgers College and Rutgers University), in the United States. The original lyrics were written in 1873 by How ...
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*
San Jose State University — "
San José State Alma Mater
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sys ...
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University of California, Los Angeles – "
Hail to the Hills of Westwood"
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University of Florida – "
We Are the Boys from Old Florida
"We Are the Boys from Old Florida" is a song commonly played and sung during University of Florida (UF) sporting events, most notably at the end of the third quarter at football games by The Pride of the Sunshine, the school's marching band. It is ...
"
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University of Georgia – "
Glory, Glory"
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign – "
Illinois Loyalty
"Illinois Loyalty", also known as "We're Loyal to You, Illinois" or just "Loyalty", is a song associated with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It (along with "Hail to the Orange") is the school's alma mater. It is also used (althoug ...
", "
Hail to the Orange
"Hail to the Orange" (along with "Illinois Loyalty") is the alma mater of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Its alternate version, "Hail to the Purple," is an official song of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The song was wri ...
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University of Iowa – "Alma Mater Iowa"
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University of Miami – "
Alma Mater: Stand Forever"
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University of Michigan – "
The Yellow and Blue
The Yellow and Blue is the alma mater of the University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = ...
"
*
University of New Hampshire – "
UNH Alma Mater"
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University of North Dakota – "
UND Alma Mater
The "UND Alma Mater" is a school song of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The Carillon Americana bells at the top of Twamley Hall on campus play the tune of Alma Mater each day at noon.
Notes
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University of Texas at Austin – "
The Eyes of Texas
"The Eyes of Texas" is the school spirit song of the University of Texas at Austin. It is set to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad". Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the university sing the song at Texas Longhorns sports ga ...
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Texas A&M University – "
Spirit of Aggieland"
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University of Wisconsin – "
Varsity (song)", "
On, Wisconsin!"
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College of William and Mary - "
", "
William and Mary Hymn"
See also
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Fight song
Notes
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