So here's the words all restored and a couple of new verses to boot:
"Towerbank We Praise Thee"
School song of Towerbank Primary School, Portobello, Edinburgh.
Original words written by – unknown, date - unknown
Original words as remembered by Alan Langlands and Christine Archibald. New words by written Eliza Langland.
School is the cradle and strength of a nation
Forth from its gates springs the youth of today
Filled with the power and the strength of creation
New worlds to fashion, old orders to sway
Chorus:
Towerbank we praise thee our school by the sea
Raising our voices now triumphantly
Youth yields to manhood in rapid succession,
Theirs are the hands molding destiny's clay,
Theirs are the voices to end all oppression,
Theirs are the hearts to keep evil at bay.
(New words mixed with old as suggested alternative to second verse)
Children, the future, the hope and the foundation
Theirs is the hands molding destiny’s clay
Onward and upward to life’s destination
Taking their place in our hearts as we say
Chorus
(new words : Adult ex-pupils)
We who remember our childhood education
Think of those years as if just yesterday
This is the forge where our futures were fashioned
Proudly we sing gathered here on this day
Chorus
(New words: Primary 1, 2 and 3)
We are the wee ones but we are getting bigger
We watch and listen and grow every day
Learning and playing we trust in your blessing
And we’ll remember when we sang today
Chorus:
Towerbank we praise thee our school by the sea
Raising our voices now triumphantlyStatistics: Posted by Eveliza — 17 Aug 2011, 14:20
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