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Poetry.
Mav moral Virtue meet no savage foes Within these walls made sacred to your cause Scorn each reviler who would truth oppose ; And learn , the Good are still Masonic laws . - ' BROTHERLY LOVE . Hail ! first grand principle of Masonryfor ever hail !
, Thou gracious attribute descending from above—O ' er each corroding passion of the soul prevail , And shew the social chsrms of Brotherly Love . May thy bright virtues e ' er resplendent , shine ' Through ages yet unborn—worlds unexplor'd ; Till even Rancour falls before thy shrine , And Malice , blushing , owns thee for her lord .
This happy union of eaclngen ' rous mind Would nobly give to peace-eternal birth ; Implicit confidence would bless mankind , ' And perfect happiness be found on earth . From this celestial source behold a train Of blooming virtues , emulous to gain A genial warmth from each expanded breast .
Among the pleasing numbers crouding round ( Whose looks with well-meant services are croivn ' ii ) . Relief and Truth superior , stand contest . RELIEF . Relief , of Charity the soul , Whose lib'ral hands from pole to pole extend ,
Scorns mean restraint , disdains controul , And gives alike to enemy and friend . . Empty distinctions here contemned fail , For true Relief is bounteous to all .
TRUTH . Nor is with paler glory Truth array'd , In bright simplicity she shines , cvest — She conquers Fraud , dispels its gloomy shade , And brings conviction to the doubtful breast , Should e ' er Duplicity our ears assail , Andfluentforge an artful specious talc
, , , It may our easy faith atvhile deceive ; But when this radiant goddess silence breaks Decision follows , 'tis fair Truth who speaks , . And banish'd Falsehood can no longer live . FAITH , HOPE , AND CHARITY . When first kind I-Ieav ' n to th' astonish'd view
Of mortal sight its realms of joy display'd , Mankind enraptur'd with the prospect grew , Ancl to attain this bliss devoutly pray'd . Agreeing all , this sacred truth allow : ( And we its force with zealous warmth increase ) That Faith , Hope , Charily ,, possess'd , bestow Tiie fairest claim to everlasting peace ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Poetry.
Mav moral Virtue meet no savage foes Within these walls made sacred to your cause Scorn each reviler who would truth oppose ; And learn , the Good are still Masonic laws . - ' BROTHERLY LOVE . Hail ! first grand principle of Masonryfor ever hail !
, Thou gracious attribute descending from above—O ' er each corroding passion of the soul prevail , And shew the social chsrms of Brotherly Love . May thy bright virtues e ' er resplendent , shine ' Through ages yet unborn—worlds unexplor'd ; Till even Rancour falls before thy shrine , And Malice , blushing , owns thee for her lord .
This happy union of eaclngen ' rous mind Would nobly give to peace-eternal birth ; Implicit confidence would bless mankind , ' And perfect happiness be found on earth . From this celestial source behold a train Of blooming virtues , emulous to gain A genial warmth from each expanded breast .
Among the pleasing numbers crouding round ( Whose looks with well-meant services are croivn ' ii ) . Relief and Truth superior , stand contest . RELIEF . Relief , of Charity the soul , Whose lib'ral hands from pole to pole extend ,
Scorns mean restraint , disdains controul , And gives alike to enemy and friend . . Empty distinctions here contemned fail , For true Relief is bounteous to all .
TRUTH . Nor is with paler glory Truth array'd , In bright simplicity she shines , cvest — She conquers Fraud , dispels its gloomy shade , And brings conviction to the doubtful breast , Should e ' er Duplicity our ears assail , Andfluentforge an artful specious talc
, , , It may our easy faith atvhile deceive ; But when this radiant goddess silence breaks Decision follows , 'tis fair Truth who speaks , . And banish'd Falsehood can no longer live . FAITH , HOPE , AND CHARITY . When first kind I-Ieav ' n to th' astonish'd view
Of mortal sight its realms of joy display'd , Mankind enraptur'd with the prospect grew , Ancl to attain this bliss devoutly pray'd . Agreeing all , this sacred truth allow : ( And we its force with zealous warmth increase ) That Faith , Hope , Charily ,, possess'd , bestow Tiie fairest claim to everlasting peace ,