1. Sancti Petri sedes,
Gloucestrensis aedes,
Ecce quam dilecta
Nitent tua tecta. |
1. Shrine of saintly Peter
Gloucester's noble spire,
How wonderfully does your radiance
All our hopes inspire! |
Chorus:
Scholae Regis usque vernum
Floreat decus aeternum!
Sic precamur diligentes
Almam miatrem concinentes |
Chorus:
May the King's School ever flourish
Ever spring-like grow her fame
Thus we, in loving worship,
Greet our foster-mother's name.
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2. Scholam tu condendam,
Petre, et excolendam
Monachis curasti, -
Agnos sic amasti. |
2. You saw to it, Peter,
That a school was founded
And nurtured by your monks:
So your love for your lambs abounded.
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3. Deinde rex Henricus,
Litteris amicus,
Mortuam levavit
Lapsam renovavit. |
3. Then King Henry,
Friend to education,
Raised it from the dead
And ensured its renovation.
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4. Schola tum renascens,
Parvam gregem pascens,
Ad dei honorem,
Et regni decorem. |
4. Next the school reborn
Fed its fledgling band,
For the honour of God almighty
And the glory of this land.
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5. Regis arrogavit
Nomen, et servavit,
Mater inclytorum
Alma pupillorum. |
5. It took and preserved
Its royal founder's name,
And this foster-mother
Produced boys and girls of fame.
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6. Salve, vox clamantis,
Orbem illustratis,
Pauperum tutamen,
Tristium solamen! |
6. Hail mighty words of Whitfield
Explaining all around us -
Protector of the poor man
And hope, in the troubles that confound us.
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7. Samuel, Afrorum
Dux exploratorum, -
Splendeant honesta
Late tua gesta! |
7. Baker, in exploring Africa,
You took the lead
May far and wide the glory spread
Of your every deed.
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8. Vos, Dominicarum,
Auctores scholarum,
Voce celebremus,
Usque concinemus. |
8. Raikes, teacher of Children
On sabbath days,
Your work we celebrate
Ever with song and praise.
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9. Salvete, o praesentes,
Discentes, docentes,
Venturi, priores,
Vobis sint honores! |
9. Hail to those present
Past and future too,
Pupils, teachers, both,
May all honour be to you!
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