歌詞Leaving the lowlands, faces to the dawning, Scaling the mountain heights, heeding not fears warning, Sons of the Orient, children of morning, Seekers of light we come!Heirs to the wisdom,taught by saints and sages,Gathered from every clime,treasures of ages. Never closing wisdom’s book, turning still new pages,Seekers of truth we come!Then college days done,stirred by high ambition,Armed’ gainst the foes of man,vice and superstition,Our native land to serve, this shall be our mission,So light and truth shall come!歌詞釋義Johannean Spirit 表現(xiàn)在凝聚在圣約翰的校歌里面。
這只校歌對于我們每一個起了潛移默化的作用。許多同學接受了這樣一個“圣約翰精神”。校歌有三節(jié):第一節(jié)是講我們應該做尋求光明的人,我們是“東方之子”,是“清早的兒女”,要我們攀登高峰。第二節(jié)是要做尋求真理的人,智慧的書永遠不要關起來,要翻到新的一頁。第三節(jié)是畢業(yè)之后要滿懷雄心壯志,同罪惡,同迷信,同人類的敵人去戰(zhàn)斗,為祖國服務是我們的使命。--英文歌詞作者,約大神學系教授Dr. Cameron MacRae--(摘錄自丁光訓校友在Ⅲ Reunion大會致閉幕詞)知名校友