I have to work Saturday, so I’ll miss the opening of what I hope will be a wonderful football season. BUT there has always been one thing that bugs me. When the Blue Band plays the Alma Mater, the student section sings “WE DON’T KNOW THE GOD DAM WORD“, instead of the proper lyrics. You don’t know how DUM that makes you look…. THE WORDS ARE ON THE BIG SCREEN BEHIND YOU!!!!
An old family friend graduated from Penn State many years ago. Before his death, he told me that in his day, all freshman had to learn the lyrics to the Alma Mater. Maybe we should do that again. And every time I saw Mr. Zurenda, he wouldn’t let me go till we sang it.
Just in case you’d like to know, hear are the words:
For the glory of old State,
For her founders strong and great,
For the future that we wait,
Raise the song, raise the song.
Sing our love and loyalty,
Sing our hopes that, bright and free,
Rest, O Mother dear, with thee,
All with thee, all with thee.
(P)
When we stood at childhood's gate,
Shapeless in the hands of fate,
Thou didst mold us, dear old State,
Dear old State, dear old State.
(F)
May no act of ours bring shame
To one heart that loves thy name,
May our lives but swell thy fame,
Dear old State, dear old State.
by Fred Lewis Pattee, 1901
104 years ago…
Hear is a link to hear it sung by the Penn State Glee Club. The official curators of all Penn State school songs. Depending on the year this was recorded, my voice may be among the BASS section.
Additions: {9-3-05}
Hello ALL!!!
I have to work Saturday, so I’ll miss the opening of what I hope will be a wonderful football season. BUT there has always been one thing that bugs me. When the Blue Band plays the Alma Mater, the student section sings “WE DON’T KNOW THE GOD DAM WORD“, instead of the proper lyrics. You don’t know how DUM that makes you look…. THE WORDS ARE ON THE BIG SCREEN BEHIND YOU!!!!
An old family friend graduated from Penn State many years ago. Before his death, he told me that in his day, all freshman had to learn the lyrics to the Alma Mater. Maybe we should do that again. And every time I saw Mr. Zurenda, he wouldn’t let me go till we sang it.
Just in case you’d like to know, hear are the words: Penn State Alma Mater∞
For the glory of old State,
For her founders strong and great,
For the future that we wait,
Raise the song, raise the song.
Sing our love and loyalty,
Sing our hopes that, bright and free,
Rest, O Mother dear, with thee,
All with thee, all with thee.
(P)
When we stood at childhood's gate,
Shapeless in the hands of fate,
Thou didst mold us, dear old State,
Dear old State, dear old State.
(F)
May no act of ours bring shame
To one heart that loves thy name,
May our lives but swell thy fame,
Dear old State, dear old State.
by Fred Lewis Pattee, 1901
104 years ago…
Hear is a link to hear it sung by the Penn State Glee Club. The official curators of all Penn State school songs. Depending on the year this was recorded, my voice may be among the BASS section.
Keep Safe,