School Song

1. Teach me Thy best that all the world may know

What it is to have come from thee,

Teach me that I into the world may go,

Struggling ever for the fame, Igbobi

Refrain:   Give me a torch, which shall shine

                And pour on all afar and near

                Its radiance divine,

                Let hill and vale these tidings bear,

                “Wherever there’s an Igbobian,

                There also is a noble Nigerian.”

2. Teach me that I the word of God mighty to save

Everyone from lure of sin and sty

Teach me that I may grow up kind and brave

Self-denying for the poor and needy

Refrain:   Give me a torch, which shall shine

3. Give me much knowledge necessary for bliss

As will make my life’s career a jewel

Not only subject called humanities

But those called the sciences must join in

Refrain:   Give me a torch, which shall shine

4. Teach me those habits of a gentleman

As will make me clean and quick and clear

Teach me to play my part well in a plan

And in sports to win or lose with fair cheer

Refrain:   Give me a torch, which shall shine

5. So shall it be that having learnt thy best

I shall proudly claim to have come from thee

And when from thee into the world I’ve passed

I will struggle for my fame, Igbobi

Refrain:   Give me a torch, which shall shine

Words By: O. O. Oruwari (1943 set)

Music By: H. J. E. Nelson-Williams (1944 set)