2011 Caltech commencement: Glee club, "For the Splendor of Creation"

2011 Caltech commencement: Caltech Glee club performs "For the Splendor of Creation".

Words for the song (for which copyright is owned by Carl P. Daw, Jr. © 1990 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188):

For the splendor of creation that draws us to inquire,
For the mysteries of knowledge to which our hearts aspire,
For the deep and subtle beauties which delight the eye and ear,
For the discipline of logic, the struggle to be clear,
For the unexplained remainder, the puzzling and the odd:
For the joy and pain of learning, we give you thanks, O God.
For the scholars past and present whose bounty we digest,
For the teachers who inspire us to summon forth our best,
For our rivals and companions, sometimes foolish, sometimes wise,
For the human web upholding this noble enterprise,
For the common life that binds us through days that soar or plod:
For this place and for these people, we give you thanks, O God.

Note that while I share this video under a creative commons license, these words used in this song are not available freely under that license. The copyright owners reserve all rights for their use.

The music itself is adapted from Gustav Holst's 1916 orchestral suite, "The Planets".

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