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A school song, alma mater,[1] school hymn or school anthem is the patronal song of a school. In England, this tradition is particularly strong in public schools and grammar schools.
Australia
[edit]- Somerville House – Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
- The Glennie School – Now Thank We All Our God
- St Aloysius College – The Blue and Gold Forever[2]
Canada
[edit]- Bishop's College School – And did those feet in ancient time (Jerusalem) & Lennoxville Vivat Dicimus
- Cape Breton University – "Rise Again"
- Upper Canada College – Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven
England
[edit]- Barnard Castle School – "Jerusalem"
- Douai School - "Ad Multos Annos"
- Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School – "Jerusalem"
- Harrow School – "Forty Years On"
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford – Jerusalem
- Millfield School – Jerusalem
- The London Oratory School - "Quam Bonum Est"
- Oundle School – "Carmen Undeliense"
- Reigate Grammar School – "To Be a Pilgrim"
- Sherborne School - The Carmen[3]
- Stamford High School - “Within these walls of grey”
- The Judd School – "And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time"
- The Skinners' School – "The Leopard Song"
- Tonbridge School - "Of Him Who Dreamed of Founding"[4]
- William Hulme's Grammar School – "The Hulme Song" and "Jerusalem"
India
[edit]- Carmel Convent High School, Durgapur – Within Thy Hallowed Portals Carmel Dear
- Cathedral School, Lucknow – We'll Raise The Banner Of Our School, And See It Flying High
- Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram – Cheer Loyola's sons
- St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad – Scenes Of Our Childhood
- St. Paul's School, Darjeeling – The Alma mater
New Zealand
[edit]- Auckland Grammar School – Per Angusta Ad Augusta set to the music of A Mighty Fortress is Our God
- Dilworth School – St Patrick's Breastplate
Pakistan
[edit]- Pakistan School Song – This poem (prayer) was sung as school song in almost all the Pakistani schools.
Scotland
[edit]Sri Lanka
[edit]- Royal College, Colombo - "School of our Fathers"
- St. Anthony's College, Kandy - "Rally Round the Banners of the College"
United States
[edit]- College of William and Mary - "Our Alma Mater"
- Cornell University – "Far Above Cayuga's Waters"
- Columbia University – "Stand, Columbia"
- Harvard University – "Fair Harvard"
- Dartmouth College – "Dear Old Dartmouth"
- Ohio State University - "Carmen Ohio"
- Princeton University – "Old Nassau"
- Rutgers University – "On the Banks of the Old Raritan"
- San Jose State University — "San José State Alma Mater"
- Syracuse University – "Syracuse University Alma Mater"
- Texas A&M University – "Spirit of Aggieland"
- University of California, Los Angeles – "Hail to the Hills of Westwood"
- University of Florida – "We Are the Boys from Old Florida"
- University of Georgia – "Glory, Glory"
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign – "Illinois Loyalty", "Hail to the Orange"
- University of Iowa – "Alma Mater Iowa"
- University of Maine - "The Stein Song"
- University of Miami – "Alma Mater: Stand Forever"
- University of Michigan – "The Yellow and Blue"
- University of Minnesota - “The Minnesota Rouser”, “Hail! Minnesota”
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln - “Dear Old Nebraska U”
- University of New Hampshire – "UNH Alma Mater"
- University of North Carolina – "Hark the Sound"
- University of North Dakota – "UND Alma Mater"
- University of Texas at Austin – "The Eyes of Texas"
- University of Virginia – "The Good Old Song"
- University of Wisconsin – "Varsity (song)", "On, Wisconsin!"
- Yale University - "Bright College Years"
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Mainly used in the USA, from so many of these songs having alma mater as their incipit.
- ^ "The blue and gold forever [music] / words and music by A. Hahn - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "The Carmen (the School song)". The Old Shirburnian Society. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ MuseScore. "Tonbridge School Hymn". MuseScore.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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