School Song | Foundation Day Hymn |
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Laboramus Exspectantes Pass the motto round, boys, and to it be true, We are young and tender and our hearts are gay, Let us follow ever what the sages say. Pass the motto round, boys, and to it be true Laboramus Exspectantes Laboramus Exspectantes Pass the motto round, boys, and to it be true Life is big before us and our prospects bright, What should make us anxious if we do the right? Pass the motto round, boys, and to it be true, Laboramus Exspectantes Laboramus Exspectantes Pass the motto round, boys, and to it be true, Old boys of our Nursery, in the common name, Let us lift our country to the height of fame. Pass the motto round, boys, and to it be true, Laboramus Exspectantes Laboramus Exspectantes Pass the motto round, boys, and to it be true, Long may be the tilling and the sowing late, But the fruit will ripen, if we toil and wait. Pass the motto round, boys, and to it be true, Laboramus Exspectantes | A hundred thousand voices raise
To Thee glad notes of grateful praise:
We sing with joy a thankful lay
On this our Anniversary Day.
That Thou O God didst first inspire
Tregaskis with the good desire
This Institution dear to found
That in Thy honour does rebound. And now O God let us draw near And hearken to our prayer sincere; We own, with love, Thy gracious sway On this our Anniversary Day. That Thou O God might still inspire Our leaders ‘hearts where’re they be; With wisdom. Zeal and fond desire To toil in fellowship with Thee. A hundred thousand voices raise To Thee glad notes of grateful praise; We sing with joy a thankful lay On this our Anniversary Day. That Thou O God didst wisely call Claude May to lead this cause so grand Whose benefits to one and all Have proved a blessing to our land. AFTER LAST VERSE A hundred thousand voices raise To thee glad notes of grateful praise; We sing with joy a thankful lay On this our Anniversary Day. |