Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Poetry.
POETRY .
FOR THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
ODE TO MASONRY .
The Words by Brother Dofior BROWN—Set to Music by Brother SHIELD ; And performed by Brothers MEREDITH , EYANCE , & C . A-T THE DEDICATION OF THE PHCENIX LODGE , SUNDERLAND , Al'RIL 5 , I 78 5 .
RECITATIVO . BRING me , ye sacred Choir ! the deep-ton'd sheH ,.. ) To which sublime ISAIAH sung so well : To MASONRY exalt the strain sublime , And waft her praises on the wings of Time . Thy lore to sing shall be the care of Fame—
-And , hatk ! she gives assent , and chaunts each honour'd name AIR . . I . Sound the full harmonious song ; To MAsoKRY ^ divine the strain prolong—¦ And first the grateful tribute bring To the great , the sapient KING ; Who , inspit'd by power divine , Made Wisdom , Strength , and Beauty , ail combine To frame , confirm , and deck the vast design ! .
II . And now we mourn , alas I too late , The sad , the melancholy fate Of him whom Virtue could not save ! Cloth'd in virgin innocence , Attend ye CRAFTSMEN , and dispense Your choicest flowers around the Tynan's grave . JTrom prudential motiveswhich will be apparent to the worthy Correspondent v / hcr
, contributed this article , we here suppress a verse , for which we hope to stand excused . ] RECITATIVO SECUNDO . Hail , social SCIENCE ! eldest born of Keaven , To soothe the brow of sad Misfortune given ; To raise the soul and gen'rous warmth impart ; To fix the noblest purpose in the heart ; To thee we owe , in this degen ' rate age , Those mystic links , which heart to heart engage .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Poetry.
POETRY .
FOR THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
ODE TO MASONRY .
The Words by Brother Dofior BROWN—Set to Music by Brother SHIELD ; And performed by Brothers MEREDITH , EYANCE , & C . A-T THE DEDICATION OF THE PHCENIX LODGE , SUNDERLAND , Al'RIL 5 , I 78 5 .
RECITATIVO . BRING me , ye sacred Choir ! the deep-ton'd sheH ,.. ) To which sublime ISAIAH sung so well : To MASONRY exalt the strain sublime , And waft her praises on the wings of Time . Thy lore to sing shall be the care of Fame—
-And , hatk ! she gives assent , and chaunts each honour'd name AIR . . I . Sound the full harmonious song ; To MAsoKRY ^ divine the strain prolong—¦ And first the grateful tribute bring To the great , the sapient KING ; Who , inspit'd by power divine , Made Wisdom , Strength , and Beauty , ail combine To frame , confirm , and deck the vast design ! .
II . And now we mourn , alas I too late , The sad , the melancholy fate Of him whom Virtue could not save ! Cloth'd in virgin innocence , Attend ye CRAFTSMEN , and dispense Your choicest flowers around the Tynan's grave . JTrom prudential motiveswhich will be apparent to the worthy Correspondent v / hcr
, contributed this article , we here suppress a verse , for which we hope to stand excused . ] RECITATIVO SECUNDO . Hail , social SCIENCE ! eldest born of Keaven , To soothe the brow of sad Misfortune given ; To raise the soul and gen'rous warmth impart ; To fix the noblest purpose in the heart ; To thee we owe , in this degen ' rate age , Those mystic links , which heart to heart engage .