Brothers of the Black and Red

Composer	Arr. S.F. Stupp
Lyricist	Hinton H. Jones
Introduced	1908
Included	1908, 1914, 1931
Lyrics	1. Brothers of the black and red, truest Sinfonians, Come with uplifted heads, Sinfonians. Bring love and courage strong, Tune now thy hearts to song, Laud with me lous and long, Sinfonia. 2. Can we forget thy name, Dear old Sinfonia? All thro’ our lives the same, Sinfonians. In all the coming days, In smooth and stony ways, Will we e’er sing thy praise, Sinfonia. 3. And when our work is done, Dear old Sinfonia, When we life’s race have run, Sinfonians, When all the storms subside, May thou at eventide, Still in our dreams abide, Sinfonia.
Note	Original melody: “How Can I Leave Thee?” by J.F. Petri. Likely the first Sinfonia Song, as T. Jervis Underwood notes – “Alpha Chapter minutes of October 7, 1901, which reported that [the song]… was adopted as a chapter song.”

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