1 Hail dear friends and schoolmates,
Glad are we to meet you here,
Seek with us the Saviour,
Hope of heav'n most dear,
O'er the fount of mercy,
Clouds can never darkly frown;
Keep your eyes uplifted,
Christ in love looks down.
Greeting, happy greeting,
Glad are we to meet you here,
Seek with us the Saviour,
Hope of heav'n most dear.

2 Hard the conflict wages,
Weary is the painful strife,
Jesus for you toiling,
Grants eternal life.
Fight with constant watching,
Trust in him who is divine,
All your happy caring
Unto him resign.

3 Soon the end is coming,
We shall sing in notes of joy,
Earth by grief our gladness
Will no more alloy.
Fair the future rises,
In the shining light of heaven,
Crowns are placed upon us,
By our Saviour given.