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Article LAYS OF THE CRUSADES. ← Page 2 of 2 Article II—SONG OF THE RESTORED. Page 1 of 2 →
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Lays Of The Crusades.
Oh , draw the sacred circle Around that founding-stone ! That ne'er the accursed foot may come , As in the days by-gone . And God bless thee , Sir Herman , That stand ' st at his right
hand—I know thee well , thou Templar Chief , Shield of the Holy Land . Soon shall thy "Castle Saphet In glorious masonrie Arise , the dread of infidels , The pride of Christomdie . * * * * #
Full twice five hundred craftsmen , All cunning men and free , AVith twice two hundred Moslem slaves , To work in drudgery ! And masters , and their wardenes , Did labour day and night ,
Till Saphet , with its seven towers , Uprose—a goodly sight . # * . # # # 'Tis done . —O wondrous power Of Masonrie divine ! All lauded they that know the Art , The secret and the sign .
Ii—Song Of The Restored.
II—SONG OF THE RESTORED .
A . D . 1244 . HAIL to thee , Holy Zion , Thou city of our God ! Again we tread the hallowed dust , That erst the Saviour trod .
There at his sacred sepulchre , We watch by night and day ; All reverencing the blessed spot , AVhere the Redeemer lay . Church of the Resurrection ! Before thy sheltering shrine
AA e bend , where He—the Lord of Life—Arose in light divine :
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Lays Of The Crusades.
Oh , draw the sacred circle Around that founding-stone ! That ne'er the accursed foot may come , As in the days by-gone . And God bless thee , Sir Herman , That stand ' st at his right
hand—I know thee well , thou Templar Chief , Shield of the Holy Land . Soon shall thy "Castle Saphet In glorious masonrie Arise , the dread of infidels , The pride of Christomdie . * * * * #
Full twice five hundred craftsmen , All cunning men and free , AVith twice two hundred Moslem slaves , To work in drudgery ! And masters , and their wardenes , Did labour day and night ,
Till Saphet , with its seven towers , Uprose—a goodly sight . # * . # # # 'Tis done . —O wondrous power Of Masonrie divine ! All lauded they that know the Art , The secret and the sign .
Ii—Song Of The Restored.
II—SONG OF THE RESTORED .
A . D . 1244 . HAIL to thee , Holy Zion , Thou city of our God ! Again we tread the hallowed dust , That erst the Saviour trod .
There at his sacred sepulchre , We watch by night and day ; All reverencing the blessed spot , AVhere the Redeemer lay . Church of the Resurrection ! Before thy sheltering shrine
AA e bend , where He—the Lord of Life—Arose in light divine :