User:HarJIT/ScholaRegia

The Scholae Regiae Carmen (Song of the King's School) obtained from an old version of the page on The King's (The Cathedral) School.

Printing blocks are present (mostly paper-wrapped) in the school archive display cabinets outside the Finance Office, labeled as containing the Schola Regia Carmen and being pages 89-91 of W. D. Larrett's "A History of the King's School" (might someone be able to verify it?).

This was added by User:Warriorofrovac and I can only assume that it was not made up on the spot. Some of the line endings were transplanted with an obvious pattern also, so I restored sense by moving them back.

This is in complete disuse, I have been at the School for all seven years and have never encountered this.

'Schola Regia! he, thy founder, monarch of the bye gone days,

so they sing his royal foresight, and they sing thy might and worth;

They have shown thy lessons master'd, where the green-sward calls to play,

Founded thee that wit and wisdom thro' the years might tell his praise.

He who framed the noble project, thou who gav'st their knowledge birth.

and the world's wide field has proved them worthy fighters in life's fray.

That thy sons might write their titles, clearly on the scroll of fame.

Wistful thoughts of long-past boyhood, careless joys that school days know.

They have learnt the worth of honour, learnt to choose the good and pure.

Known for learning and for valour. Bringing honour to his name.

Link thee closer to their memories as the seasons come and go.

Rules thou gavest, ne'er forgotten, are their heritage secure'

(Chorus)

Schola Regia! from the nations, from the counties scatter'd wide:

Hear thy sons, for ever loyal, tho' the sundering seas divide.

Hear thy sons now, past and present, raise the loving paean high;

Home, abroad, they still must praise thee, Schola Regia, till they die.