UNIVERSITY HYMN

Words and Music by William Augustine Perry

A 1902 graduate of the Collegiate Department

Saint Augustine’s Normal School

 

God of every Nation, Every Race and Creed;

Lord of every creature, Every budding seed;

Friend of every right and foe of every wrong;

Father, Son, Great Spirit, Listen to our song.

So with thankful hearts, we worship and adore Thee,

Father, Son, Great Spirit,

Holy Trinity.

Ye alumni loyal, who have passed and gone,

Of your Christian lives this day for us was born.

Grant, O God, that we may live as worthily,

Passing onward greater opportunity.

So with thankful hearts, we worship and adore Thee,

Father, Son, Great Spirit,

Holy Trinity.

ALMA MATER

(The Blue and White)

Words and Music by William Augustine Perry, Class of 1902

 

1

The dark hue of the violet

The snow white lily’s bloom,

Are emblems of the virtues rare

That seal all failure’s doom;

That give us courage ever

To dare to do the right;

For Alma Mater dear they stand,

All hail the Blue and White.

2

All through the days we spend at school

Midst scenes we hold so dear

Where friendships made are ne’er forgot

Where always there’s good cheer;

While for enchanting knowledge

Or charming laurels bright

We strive our best, we ne’er forget

‘Tis for the Blue and White.

3

Where’er relentless duty calls

O’er life’s tempest’ous seas

We’ll go and loyally we’ll abide

White weal or woe decrees

Yes, loyal to the colors

That stand for “Right is Might.”

Our country’s flag, the Stars and Stripes

And ours, the Blue and White.

4

O sing a song of love and praise

From loyal hearts and pure,

For her our Alma Mater dear

And for  her ideals true;

For the eighty-seven years she’s triumphed,

As upward in her flight

She’s climbed to be a beacon light –

Her banner Blue and White.