Stand, Columbia - Columbia University Commencement 2013

Mother, stay'd on rock eternal,
Crown'd and set upon a height,
Glorified by Light supernal
In thy radiance we see light,
Torch thy children's lamps to kindle,
Beacon-star to cheer and guide,
Stand, Columbia! Alma Mater
Through the storms of Time abide!
Stand, Columbia! Alma Mater
Through the storms of Time abide!
Honor, love, and veneration
Crown forevermore the brow!
Many a grateful generation
Hail thee as we hail thee now!
Till the lordly Hudson seaward
Cease to roll his heaving tide,
Stand, Columbia! Alma Mater
Through the storms of Time abide!
Stand, Columbia! Alma Mater
Through the storms of Time abide!
--Gilbert Oakley Ward, 1902