High School of Glasgow - School Song

School Song

The text of the school song is presented here:

I

O, Alma Mater, glorious,
So great, so grave, so good,
We hail thy name victorious
With joy, with gratitude.
To those who trustful founded'
Thy walls beloved be
Renown and love unbounded,
Unbounded love to thee.

II

To those who follow after,
To fill the place we fill,
Who come with shout and laughter,
For ours that shall be still,
We trust this sacred mission,
Pray God when we are gone,
They raise the high tradition,
And pass it glorious on.

The Song is sung principally at the annual Commemoration and Thanksgiving Service in September and at Prizegiving at the end of the school year in June, and occasionally at sporting events. The song is sung to a German melody, 'Alt Heidelberg.'

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