St John's College School Prayer

Lord God our Father, who art Light and Life and Love, look down in love upon our College of Saint John: make it to be a home of religious discipline, sound learning and good will, which may send forth many rightly trained in body, mind and character to serve Thee well in Church and State: supply our wants, and give us increase as shall seem Thee good, and let Thine angels drive away all evil from us; through Thy Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Rev James Okey Nash – 1906

St John's College School Hymn

COLLEGIUM S. JOHANNIS

1. Lord God our Father, who art Light, Life and Love,
   Look down on our College in love from above;
   Pray make it a home where, with Thee its true head,
   Sound learning may flourish and good will be bred.
2. Lord, for its sons may its purpose remain
   Their minds, bodies. characters rightly to train –
   That all true Johannians go forth from its gate
   Equipped well to serve Thee in Church and in State.
3. May all our wants still by Thee be supplied
   With bountiful increase should Thou so decide,
   Let Thy holy angels drive evil away
   And guard Saint John’s College, for Thy Son’s sake we pray.

Words: John Harris (OJ)
Music: Irish Traditional Melody
(Based on the School Prayer of Rev James Okey Nash – 1906)