The Alma Mater
al·ma ma·ter or Al·ma Ma·ter (ăl'mə mä'tər, äl'mə)
n.
- The school, college, or university that one has attended.
- The anthem of an institution of higher learning.
[From Latin Alma Māter, nourishing mother (epithet of certain goddesses) : alma, feminine of almus, nourishing + māter, mother
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Text of Alma Mater
Mid forest green and stone walls gray
Our Alma Mater stands
As firm as rock that bounds our shore
She's known through-out the land;
From Buzzard's Bay to Old Cape Cod
'Neath blue banners flying free,
Her sons and daughters march with pride
To honor UMD.
A goodly heritage we share
A beacon from the past
To light our path through-out our lives
Where ever they are cast.
To Alma Mater, source of truth,
Our university,
We'll stand for right and justice e're
To honor UMD.
Copyright 1989, 1992 by Barbara H. Noel, Text and Music
