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The Spike: or, Victoria College Review Capping Carnival 1920

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 \| page 25 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 \|