School Song

The School Song – August 1912

FIDE ET LABORE

Ring out the battle-call of Duty!
Unfurl the flag of Faith and Toil!
We deem our soul’s eternal beauty
A life-long victor’s worthy spoil.

A thousand such are proudly gone before us
To win and spread our School’s renown:
‘Tis ours to swell with our voices the chorus,
And with our deeds enrich her crown.

Chorus:

Faith and Toil! Conquerless alliance,
Wherein we clasp human hands unto God’s.
In His control find we true self-reliance:
My hand and God’s-whate’er the odds-
My hand and God’s-whate’er the odds-
My hand and God’s
Evil’s onset hold in defiance!

All hail! Our own immortal College!-
(For thought and love would death outlive!)
New brothers thine to breed ; and knowledge,
Our Alma Mater, thine to give.

We render thanks for thy love and thy teaching,
And hail all them who are thy voice.
We scorn the dream-life that sluggards are preaching,
And cling the Banner of thy choice.

Chorus :- Faith and Toil, 

Apace draws on of separation
For each and all the fated day:
But, far or near be set our station,
Thy thought shall hold our hearts in sway.

Thy Cross shall shade us and call us and lead us;
As now thy Bees shall teach us then:
And, fall the hills on our path to impede us,
Saint Joseph’s boys shall all be men!

Chorus :- Faith and Toil,

Words by Fr. Gavan-Duffy, Music composed by Fr. Gustave Leroy