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 Trinity's current alma mater is "’Neath the [[elms|Elms]]," sung to the tune of "On the Banks of the Old Tennessee," written by [[chapel|Chapel]] [[organist|organist]], Augustus P. Burgwin, Class of 1882, M.A. 1885. Trinity's original alma mater (1823-1882) was "Auld Lang Syne."  Trinity's current alma mater is "’Neath the [[elms|Elms]]," sung to the tune of "On the Banks of the Old Tennessee," written by [[chapel|Chapel]] [[organist|organist]], Augustus P. Burgwin, Class of 1882, M.A. 1885. Trinity's original alma mater (1823-1882) was "Auld Lang Syne." 
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 The phrase "'neath the elms" is also often used to denote time spent as a student at Trinity, as in, "I spent four years 'neath the elms..."  The phrase "'neath the elms" is also often used to denote time spent as a student at Trinity, as in, "I spent four years 'neath the elms..." 
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 +===== Lyrics =====
 +//’Neath the elms of our old Trinity,\\ ’Neath the elms of our dear old Trinity,\\ No more shall we meet,\\ Our classmates to greet,\\ ’Neath the elms of our old Trinity.\\ ’Neath the elms of our old Trinity.\\ ’Neath the elms of our dear old Trinity\\ Oh it’s seldom we’ll meet,\\ In the moonlight so sweet,\\ ’Neath the elms of our old Trinity.\\ On the hills of our old Trinity,\\ In the halls of our dear old Trinity,\\ There is bright merry cheer,\\ There are friends true and dear,\\ In the halls of our old Trinity.\\ College days are from care and sorrow free.\\ And oft will we seek in memory\\ Those days that are past,\\ Far too joyous to last,\\ ’Neath the elms of our old Trinity.\\ Then we’ll sing to our old Trinity,\\ To our dear old Alma Mater, Trinity;\\ We’re together today,\\ And tomorrow away,\\ Far away from our old Trinity.//
  
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 [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29426719|The Trinity Tripod]], 05/31/1933. [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29426719|The Trinity Tripod]], 05/31/1933.
  
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1161&context=tablets|Trinity Tablet]], 05/20/1882.+[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tablets/162|Trinity Tablet]], 05/20/1882.
  
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=tablets|Trinity Tablet]], 04/01/1882.+[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/tablets/160|Trinity Tablet]], 04/01/1882.
  
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