LSU Alma Mater

The "LSU Alma Mater" was written in 1929 by Lloyd Funchess and Harris Downey, two students who developed the original song and music because LSU's first alma mater was sung to the tune of "Far Above Cayuga's Waters" and was used by Cornell University.[1][2] The band plays the "Alma Mater" during pregame and at the end of each home football game.[3] Also, members of the band join arm-in-arm at the end of rehearsals, and at the conclusion of the game itself, on Saturday game days and sing the "Alma Mater" before leaving the practice facility or stadium, respectively.[4]

Lyrics

Where stately oaks and broad magnolias shade inspiring halls,
There stands our dear Old Alma Mater who to us recalls
Fond memories that waken in our hearts a tender glow,
And make us happy for the love that we have learned to know.
All praise to thee our Alma Mater, molder of mankind,
May greater glory, love unending be forever thine.
Our worth in life will be thy worth we pray to keep it true,
And may thy spirit live in us,
FOREVER L-S-U.[5]

References

1. Ruffin, Thomas F. (2002). Jackson, Jo; Hebert, Mary J. (eds.). Under Stately Oaks: A Pictorial History of LSU [The New Campus]. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. p. ix. ISBN 0-8071-2682-9. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
2. Hardesty, Dan (1975). The Louisiana Tigers: LSU Football. Huntsville, AL: The Strode Publishers. p. 83. ISBN 978-0873970648.
3. Markway, Rebecca (2003). "Campus 411: Stuff you never knew about LSU". The Daily Reveille. Accessed on 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2007.
4. Wickes, Frank B. "The Marching Tigers - A Brief Look at Over 100 Years of the LSU Tiger Band, "The Golden Band from Tigerland"". lsu.edu. Accessed on 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.
5. "Student Affairs". Lsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-12.

External links

• Official website