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The Songs Of Masonry.
has escaped , hut enough remains to show that the science communicated somewhat of its inspiration to the poet ' s soul ; the reminiscences of which still warm the ancient Mason ' s bosom . The votary of the Nine has held sweet converse with the Graces Three , and the genius of Masonry has been propitiated by tlie taiismanic spell . The subjoined beautiful effusion , which breathes the spirit of true poetry , is a short extract from an ode written by Brother Waller Rodwell Wri ght in celebration of an event which constitutes an epoch in Masonry .
" Lo , where our silent emblems breathe Their sacred influence o ' er the soul , In mystic order ranged . - while round the whole A starry zone the sister virtues wreathe . Ye , who by compass , square , ancl line , Those hidden truths can well divine , To all besides unknown ;
In each symbolic form portrayed—Ye , who ivith firm undaunted mind , Have pierced the vaulted cavern ' s awful gloom And marked the holy secrets of tlie tomb ; ' Still let your actions to the world proclaim . The secret lessons of our art , By whatsoever mystic rite conveyed . The rules of moral
life impart;—Nourish bright charity ' s tetherial flame ; And breathing love ancl peace to all mankind , Like incense rise at Heaven ' s eternal throne .
"Fair Queen of science , nurse of every art That crowns tlie happiness of social life , Whose dictates from the desolating strife Of warring passions , purify the heart—In ev ' ry clime , through ev ' ry age , The prince , the poet , and the sage , Have knelt before thhallowed shrine
y ; And nations own'd thy origin divine—Great Hermes , founder of the Memphic rite ; And Mithras erst through Persia ' s realm revered ; And he who to Eleusis bore The treasures of thy mystic lore ; But chiefly those b y holy truths inspired ; The chosen servant of the living God
Who Sinai ' s holy precinct trod , And he , with love of sacred wisdom fired ^ The mighty prince , whose pious hand , To the eternal fount of truth and light That holy temple reared . The pride and wonder of Judea ' s land—His great and comprehensive mind
A nobler edifice design'd , That time and envy should defy , — Founded on truth ' s eternal base , A-ast as tlie ample bounds of space . And sacred to fraternal unity .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Songs Of Masonry.
has escaped , hut enough remains to show that the science communicated somewhat of its inspiration to the poet ' s soul ; the reminiscences of which still warm the ancient Mason ' s bosom . The votary of the Nine has held sweet converse with the Graces Three , and the genius of Masonry has been propitiated by tlie taiismanic spell . The subjoined beautiful effusion , which breathes the spirit of true poetry , is a short extract from an ode written by Brother Waller Rodwell Wri ght in celebration of an event which constitutes an epoch in Masonry .
" Lo , where our silent emblems breathe Their sacred influence o ' er the soul , In mystic order ranged . - while round the whole A starry zone the sister virtues wreathe . Ye , who by compass , square , ancl line , Those hidden truths can well divine , To all besides unknown ;
In each symbolic form portrayed—Ye , who ivith firm undaunted mind , Have pierced the vaulted cavern ' s awful gloom And marked the holy secrets of tlie tomb ; ' Still let your actions to the world proclaim . The secret lessons of our art , By whatsoever mystic rite conveyed . The rules of moral
life impart;—Nourish bright charity ' s tetherial flame ; And breathing love ancl peace to all mankind , Like incense rise at Heaven ' s eternal throne .
"Fair Queen of science , nurse of every art That crowns tlie happiness of social life , Whose dictates from the desolating strife Of warring passions , purify the heart—In ev ' ry clime , through ev ' ry age , The prince , the poet , and the sage , Have knelt before thhallowed shrine
y ; And nations own'd thy origin divine—Great Hermes , founder of the Memphic rite ; And Mithras erst through Persia ' s realm revered ; And he who to Eleusis bore The treasures of thy mystic lore ; But chiefly those b y holy truths inspired ; The chosen servant of the living God
Who Sinai ' s holy precinct trod , And he , with love of sacred wisdom fired ^ The mighty prince , whose pious hand , To the eternal fount of truth and light That holy temple reared . The pride and wonder of Judea ' s land—His great and comprehensive mind
A nobler edifice design'd , That time and envy should defy , — Founded on truth ' s eternal base , A-ast as tlie ample bounds of space . And sacred to fraternal unity .