School Prayer & School Song
School Prayer
School Song: ‘State in Fide’
Heavenly Father,
Giver of all that is good,
We thank you for the blessings and privileges we daily enjoy as members of this school,
Give us grace we pray, to use your gifts to your glory in the service of others.
Strengthen us to stand firm in our faith in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
May your Holy Spirit so rule our hearts and lives that we may daily grow in love of you and one another,
Through Jesus Christ,
Our Lord
AMEN
In conversations among friends,
In classrooms and activities,
We learn the limits of ourselves
And reach beyond our boundaries.
But it takes courage to extend
Further than frontiers of the mind,
So stand firm in the faith and grow
In greater freedom, unconfined.
On playing fields, on Tihoi’s hills,
In Houses, chapel and in class
We’re shown ideals much richer than
The selfish wants that they surpass.
Imagination opens out
A wider view of time and space,
So stand firm in the faith and dream
To make the world a better place.
Our arms flex with strength to build,
Our minds are energised with fire.
The mud of mediocrity
Cannot pollute our heart’s desire.
Not fearful of the cynic’s sneer
We hold much higher goals in sight:
We’ll stand firm in the faith and sing
Of life’s potential and delight.
Lyrics by Dougal Fraser
[Old Collegian and ex –staff member]
Music by Leonard Cave
[Old Collegian and ex –staff member]