Did you have a school hymn?

[BILL ELLIS 10]

Did you have a school hymn? Ours at Abbeydale Boys was "He liveth long who liveth well." It was sung at Speech Day and quite often in assemblies too. Somewhere along the line they changed to a new tune: probably an innovation by the music teacher Mr Cookson.

 

Some words, from memory:

 

He liveth long who liveth well

All else is being flung away.

He liveth longest who can tell

Of true things truly done each day.

 

*****

 

Fill up each hour with what will last

Use well the moments as they go

The life above when this is past

Is the ripe fruit of life below.

 

Stirring stuff, though I don't think it would quite work these days!

[kerleytops 10]

Chaucer decided to have the hymn " to be a pilgrim" for some reason and I still remember all the words.

This was between 1966 and 1973

[Allen 38]

Firth Park Grammar School Anthem...........

 

Ludus est Nobis

Bonus o sodales

Quem decet semper

Colere atque amare

Hunc labos noster

Studiumque nostrum

Semper honestent

[flyer 10]

No longer to sing hymns it as to be a chant for the others

[hillsbro 28]

Firth Park Grammar School Anthem...Semper honestent...

And this is King Ted's:

 

..Tempus est ut concinamus, quicquid Edwardensium,

..nunc adestis: hoc sit omnis thema nostri carminis:

..qualis est qui cuique nostrum semper aemulandus est?

 

..Ille verus Edwardensis, quisquis humani nihil

..a sese alienum putabit, usque consors ceteris

..sive gaudebunt secundis seu laborabunt malis.

 

..Strenuus labore mentis, corporis non neglegens,

..omnium sententiarum perspicax inquisitor,

..semper artium bonarum pervicax videbitur.

 

Which translates as:

 

'It is time to sing together: all Edwardians that are now present, let this be the theme of our song: what kind of man is he whom we should all imitate?

It is that true Edwardian who considers that nothing human is alien to him, ever associating with others, whether they rejoice in prosperity or toil under troubles. Energetic in mental effort, he does not neglect his body; a penetrating investigator of all opinions, he will always appear steadfast in honest dealing.'

 

What a load of crap..

[harvey19 541]

Firth Park Grammar School Anthem...........

 

Ludus est Nobis

Bonus o sodales

Quem decet semper

Colere atque amare

Hunc labos noster

Studiumque nostrum

Semper honestent

 

I used to sing this but still do not know what it means.

[Grandad.Malky 11]

I don’t know about a hymn but we had “houses” and a school motto , the only thing I can remember is our house had a gold band on our sports shirts, this was at Wales high school.

 

Do they still have the houses and which one is the “gold” one also what was that motto?

 

Edit

 

Motto

 

Humble et Loyal

 

Houses

 

Busli (Blue), Mortain (Black), Rollo (White) and Warenne (Yellow).

Edited May 18, 2010 by Grandad.Malky

[Bloomdido 10]

My class voted for 'Onward Christian Soldiers' although 'Jerusalem' was always a favourite.

[harvey19 541]

My class voted for 'Onward Christian Soldiers' although 'Jerusalem' was always a favourite.

 

The question must be. Did you sing ?

[Bertielil 10]

"Now thank we all our God"

Sheffield Girls' High. Sung at the beginning & end of term, school's birthday etc.

[hillsbro 28]

I used to sing this but still do not know what it means.

Well, I managed to make out "The school is ours, it encourages good fellowship and love. .... always respectfully" or something like that...

[Mrs H Solo 10]

In the junior school it was to be a pilgrim which I believe was Winston Churchills favourite hymn. In the senior school it was Fight the Good Fight, quite apt I thought, as my old school was Norfolk.