title:
Lyrics to Berea Songs
creator:
Dinsmore, John Wirt, 1858-1941
creator:
Weaver, William W.
creator:
Raine, James Watt, 1869-1949
creator:
Cable, Raymond Millard, 1909-1995
creator:
Johnston, Wilfred P., d. 1986
subject:
Alma maters (Songs)
subject:
Berea College; Berea College -- Students
description:
Lyrics to four Berea songs: "Berea Beloved," The Berea Song," The Only Berea," and "Berea College Song"
description:
Transcript: [ handwritten: Songs & Music WD ] Berea Songs BEREA BELOVED Berea, Berea Beloved Where friendships are formed fast and true, And all men stand shoulder to shoulder As brothers beneath White and Blue. Chorus: Thy mem'ry be enshrined in every heart Thy spirit be of us a part; And though we wander far away Thy chimes will, ring for us each day. A flower nurtured by a plain And watered by the mountain rain, May you ever flourish there 0 Berea! the beautiful, the fair. When storms raged and danger was threatening, And stout-hearted trembled with fears, The spirit of heroes implanted Thy roots in the wilderness droar. Berea, Berea, we love thee; We cherish the old and new. None ever can sever us from thee We'll stand by the White and the Blue. Music and words by Raymond Cable (Berea '29) Wilfred Johnson (Berea '29) ********* THE ONLY BEREA Up come the sunbeams that tell of the morning, And up come the grasses that whisper of spring, High up stand the mountains majestic in glory And up come the students; now hear what they sing. Chorus: Berea, Berea, -- the only Berea To us you are morning and mountains and spring You see how we love you, No college above you, We all now hold our heads up and merrily sing. Up come the bright stars and cheerily twinkle And up come the flowers their beauty to bring High up are our visions of life that is worthy, Then up comes our gratitude; now hear us sing. Words by Allen A. Stockdale Music by: Gladys Jameson THE BEREA SONG Berea, now our mother dear, With thankful hearts and true, We turn to thee, our sage and seer, We hail the White and Blue. Chorus: Qui patitur, qui patitur, Who suffers, conquers so; In brotherhood with ev'ry blood, From thee we forth will go. While round thee all thy mountains stand, Sun-kissed in glorious green, Thy children's love from every land Crowns thee our Mother Queen. Tho' stumbling foot and purpose vague Brought us to thy dear fold, With joyous song and hearts made strong, We shall grow wise and bold. Teach us the pow'r of broad'ning thought, The will to stand alone, The graciousness we long have sought-- Oh, make thy life our own. Words by Dr. James Watt Raine Then here's to Old Berea In Kentucky; May she have a grand career In Kentucky; May she never cease to grow, Never fail to strike a blow Against ignorance here below In Kentucky. This song was written about 1905 words by J.W.Dinsmore, Dean or Normal School music by W.W. Weaver, a teacher of music in Berea. BEREA COLLEGE SONG Oh, Berea is the college, In Kentucky; It's the place to get your knowledge, In Kentucky; It assembles in the fall With its in tho fall With its pupils large and small, And you couldn't count them all, In Kentucky. Chorus : Good old Berea! Kind old Berea! There's no spot in Kentucky quite so dear; Good old Berea! Kind old Berea! There's no spot in Kentucky quite so dear. Her students are the brightest, In Kentucky; And their happy hearts are lightest; In Kentucky; From the hilltops far and near Lads and lasses gather here -- You can catch their hearty cheer In Kentucky. Now you hear our glee club sing In Kentucky; How it makes the welkin ring In Kentucky; When our band comes out in style Tedious hours to beguile You can hear it full a mile In Kentucky.
description:
Original Size: 8.5 x 14 in.
publisher:
Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Ky
date:
type:
image
format:
jp2
identifier:
BC-1301-00003
identifier:
identifier:
source:
Berea College Records: RG 13.01: Songs and Music/Alma Mater. Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Ky
language:
eng
relation:
Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College, Berea, Ky
rights:
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