The Alma Mater
Daughters true are we to Christ our King
So in faith we hail His reign;
And as subjects loyal, His praises strong we sing
And allegiance pledge in refrain.
In us traditions live, we eagerly display
The colors the we raise aloft, the garnet and the gray.
Loyalty, devotion fill us everyone
Purity of Mary, fairer than the sun;
May our every action now pattern Mary's own.
In our God and country, let us exult,
Neath freedom's shield advance.
With His strength and teachings guiding the result
Alma Mater fair enhance!
To freedom's aid attend in forum or in fray.
His sovereign blessings fall upon the garnet and the gray!
May we, Alma Mater, faithful be to you
As we tread life's pathways in thy radiance true,
"Ut sum fidelis," our motto we renew.
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