Alma Mater
Words by Marion Hunt Blair and Anna Pauline Shaffner. Music by Charles G. Vardell, Jr.
Listen to the Alma Mater - performed live at the Clifford Bair Dedication Recital featuring the Voice Studio of Barbara DeMaio Caprilli and pianist Barbara Lister-Sink on October 22, 2004.
Strong are thy walls O Salem
Thy virgin trees stand tall
And far a thwart the sun lit hills
Their stately shadows fall
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Then sing we of Salem ever
As proudly her name we bear
Long may our praise re echo
Long may our praise re echo
Far may our song ring clear
Firm is thy faith O Salem
Thy future service sure
The beauty of thy heritage
For ever shall endure
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True is our love O Salem
Thy name we proudly own
The joy of comradeship is here
Thy spirit makes us one