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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]
- Sir William Turner's Grammar School (Coatham) - "Gaudiamus Igitur]] "
- 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
editSri 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"
- Pennsylvania State University — "Penn State Alma Mater"
- 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
editNotes
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.