Prayers, Anthems and Songs

Our Nation National Anthem

Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya he,
Bharatha Bhagya Vidhata
Punjab Sindhu Gujaratha Maratha,
Dravida Utkala Banga
Vindhya Himachala Yamuna Ganga
Uchchala Jaladhi Taranga
Thava Subha Name Jaage
Thava Subha Ashisha Mage
Gaahe Thava Jaya Gatha
Janagana Mangala Dayaka,
Jayahe Bharatha Bhagya Vidhata
Jaya he, Jaya he, Jaya he
Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya he

– Rabindranath Tagore

Authentic English translation: Thou art the ruler of the minds of people, the Dispenser of India’s destiny. Thy name rouses the heart of the Punjab, Sind, Gujarat, Maratha, Dravid, Orissa and Bengal. It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and the Himalayas, mingles in the music of Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Ocean. They pray for thy blessing and sing thy praise. Thou dispenser of India’s destiny, Victory to Thee.

Our School School Anthem

We, students of SFS.
Stand for God and for our Nation.
Glad to be true to love and to serve;
To be one with all who suffer,
Bringing them God’s healing love.
We have faith in God we respect one and all,
What we are matters more than what we have.
Ch:
Today is the day now is the time
To grow in goodness and light
Today is the day now is the time
To fight for the truth and the right,
To know to love and to serve (4)

Daily Prayers

Morning prayers

Lord be the beginning and end of all that we do and
say may your spirit prompt our actions with your
grace and complete them with your all-powerful help.

Lord open our hearts and illumine our intellect with
the wisdom that comes from above. Give us the
wisdom that we may discern what is good and right.
O God, infinite wisdom and the source of all
knowledge grant that we may remember
what we have learned.

We offer you our work our failures and success.
Forgive us our short comings and give us the
courage always to follow the truth.

Prayer before each lesson

Enlighten our minds, O Lord, and help us to understand what we will
be taught and retain what we study, so that we may become wiser and
better. Amen.

Prayer after meals

Lord our god, in your wisdom and love
you surround me with the mysteries
of the universe.

Give me a keen understanding
a retentive memory and the ability to grasp things
correctly and fundamentally.

Prayer after school

O give thanks to the Lord
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good (3)
Yes, eternal is his love.

I will sing to my God never ceasing, all
my life, I will tell of his wonders: He’s
the maker of all earth and heaven, of
the ocean, the seas and all they hold.

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good (3)
Yes, eternal is his love.

Promise Pledge

India is my country / All Indians are / my brothers and sisters, I love
my country / and I am proud of / it’s rich and varied heritage. I shall
always strive to be worthy of it.

I shall give my parents / teachers / and all elders / respect and treat
everyone with courtesy.

To my country and my people/ I pledge my devotion. In their well-
being / and prosperity alone / lies my happiness.

Mantras Asato Ma Sat Gamaya and Gayatri Mantra

Asato Ma Sat Gamaya

Asatoma Sadgamaya.
Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya.
Mrithyorma Amirtam Gamaya.
Om Shanti, Shanti, Shantihi.
(Lead us from unreality to reality, from darkness to light, from
mortality to immortality, Om Peace, Peace, Peace )

Gayatri Mantra

Om Bhur Bhuva Svah
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi
Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayat.

(May the creator God, whose splendor we contemplate, as radiant
on earth, sky and heaven, stimulate our intellect, or illuminate our
inner self).

Praise Devotional Songs

The school sings these devotional songs:

• O give thanks to the Lord
• Praise Him
• God’s love is so wonderful
• This is the day
• Keep me in the hollow of Thy hand
• Hymn to St. Francis de Sales
• O Virgin fair
• Change my heart, O God
• There shall be showers of blessing
• Bind us together, Lord
• Stuti aradhana (Hindi)
• I just keep trusting my Lord
• All things bright and beautiful
• Maine puchha Prabhu se (Hindi)