Within the Heart of Cor Unum is a song composed by Katie Noonan, a Stuartholme School alumna, that honors Madeleine Sophie’s vision of building girls’ self-esteem, wisdom and mental strength. The song is played by Natalie Scalia (another Stuartholme School alumna) and sung by Georgia Manthey, currently a student in Year 12 at the school.
The Stuartholme School is a Sacred Heart school in Brisbane, Australia. It owns the rights to the song and has granted permission to RSCJ International for its use.
Lyrics:
Within the heart of Cor Unum
Lies a message of self-love
Within the heart of Cor Unum
Lies an empathy and trust
Trust to be the woman you are meant to be
Trust to be the friend who’s always there
A friend for yourself and one another
Trust to harness strength and change the world
Wise freedom is yours to do good
Wise freedom is yours to strengthen your resolve
As life brings challenges and detours on the way
Know the love of Cor Unum will always be yours to hold
Within the heart of Cor Unum lies a great strength
A strength to carry on through trial and heartache
A strength to follow your heart and care for you and your world
You can only love another when you truly love yourself
And find the strength to change the world
Wise freedom is yours to do good
Wise freedom is yours to strengthen your resolve
As life brings challenges and detours on the way
Know the love of Cor Unum will always be yours
With that self-love you can shine a light where darkness hides
With that self-love you can build a journey to inspire
Within the heart of Cor Unum lies a trust to harness strength and change the world
Wise freedom is yours to do good
Wise freedom is yours to strengthen your resolve
As life brings challenges and detours on the way
Know the love of Cor Unum will always be yours to hold
Know the love of Cor Unum will always be yours to hold
© 2021. Katie Noonan.
Used with permission.
Composed for Stuartholme’s 100th Year Celebrations
by Stuartholme Alumna, Katie Noonan (1994)