The School Song
With walls of grace surround us all
With walls of grace surround us all
St Kevin who thine armour wear
St Kevin who thine armour wear
That e’en the fiercest foe who runs
That e’en the fiercest foe who runs
Against our bastions tastes despair
Against our bastions tastes despair
As thou didst Danesmen harry back
As thou didst Danesmen harry back
Thy courage speed through gulfs of days
Thy courage speed through gulfs of days
That strong though be the world’s attack
That strong though be the world’s attack
Our spirits Godwards still we’ll raise.
Our spirits Godwards still we’ll raise.
By hands in sacrifice intent
By hands in sacrifice intent
Our lives are moulded for the Lord
Our lives are moulded for the Lord
With eyes on future vict’ries bent,
With eyes on future vict’ries bent,
We’ll soar like hawks when slips the cord
We’ll soar like hawks when slips the cord
A sword St Kevin send us now
A sword St Kevin send us now
To sunder pride from all our hearts
To sunder pride from all our hearts
That we’ll attain as fits our vow
That we’ll attain as fits our vow
The humble strength that ne’er departs.
The humble strength that ne’er departs.
Though gloomy forests loom before
Though gloomy forests loom before
And trackless wastes our feet may tread
And trackless wastes our feet may tread
Thy star in love shall glimmer o’re
Thy star in love shall glimmer o’re
And we shall be homewards led
And we shall be homewards led
The seed our years in school must plant
The seed our years in school must plant
Will oak-like spread as years decay
Will oak-like spread as years decay
So firm in faith our Lord did grant
So firm in faith our Lord did grant
That we will win to light of day.
That we will win to light of day.