The Spike: or, Victoria College Review Capping Carnival 1920

—Psalm

Psalm

Air from English Prayer Book. Psalter—Morning Prayer. Te Deum Laudamus—Second Chant.

1. Gaze ye, O gaze | upon | us. The wise men | of our | gener | ation;
2. For unto us the future| of the | land Is as the clay in the | hands | of the | potter.
3. From the setting of the sun * to the rising up | of the same, We commune together for the | greatness | of the | nation.
4. Lo, we are the publicans of this | gener | ation, And unto us are committed the shekels | of a stiff-necked people.
5. And he that asketh, receiveth | only | one-half Of | what — | — he asketh;
6. So that the University we have | builded Only | half — | — suf | ficeth.
7. Wherewithal and howsoever may we | tax the | farmers, And cast out from our midst | those that | profit | eer,
8. We no | manner of | means Have as yet or ever | shall — | have dis | covered;
9. Behold, when the ful | ness of time Shall | call us | to our | fathers,
10. St. Peter shall provide us * at the gate each with the wings | of an | angel, Likewise a sweet-sounding harp | and all the | latest | tunes.
11. Then shall we twang * seated each on a | golden cloud, Bright with the haloes bestowed on us | for our | goodly | labours.
12. Verily we shall make there | soulful | music; But we shall leave as an inheritance to our successors | Wellington's new | railway | station |