Misc Traditional – West Point Alma Mater (Guitar)

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Hail, Alma Mater dear, to us be ev-er near,

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Help us thy motto bear, through all the years.

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Let Duty be well performed, Honor be e’er untarned

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Country be ever armed, West Point, by thee.

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Guide us, thy sons, aright, teach us by day, by night,

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To keep thine honor bright, for thee to fight.

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When we depart from thee, serving on land or sea,

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May we still loyal be, West Point, to thee.

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And when our work is done, our course on earth is run,

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May it be said, “Well done! Be thou at peace.”

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E’er may that line of Gray, increase from day to day,

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Live, serve, and die, we pray, West Point, for thee.