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Song.
SONG .
TUNE— " 27 ic Charming Woman . " You have asked for a song , Brother Masons , And , though worthless the offering I bring , Than a song on the Lodge of St . David ' s , * I know not what better to sing .
Then away with each critical censure , As no musical Braham am I ; But we are all true Brother Masons , And will be to the day that we die .
Let marquesses boast of the charter That gives them their titles and land , And knights of the Star and the Garter , By which they get fame and command ; But Masons can boast of an order , AYhich with old father Adam began , — Let him who the premises questions , The problem disprove if he can .
Right welcome , ye strangers who honor With your cheering presence our board ; We have bosoms that welcome you fondly , Though but poor be the fare we afford . I wrong you by calling you strangers , — O ' er the world our famed order extends , And wherever meet true Brother Masons , Though foreigners , aye they are friends .
Long live our Right Worshipful Master , Our AA ^ ardens , and Officers all ; And should ever on any poor Brother The hardships of penury fall , O ! let us , I pray you , remember , That we were once needy and blind ; He alone is a true-hearted Mason , Who strives for the weal of mankind .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Song.
SONG .
TUNE— " 27 ic Charming Woman . " You have asked for a song , Brother Masons , And , though worthless the offering I bring , Than a song on the Lodge of St . David ' s , * I know not what better to sing .
Then away with each critical censure , As no musical Braham am I ; But we are all true Brother Masons , And will be to the day that we die .
Let marquesses boast of the charter That gives them their titles and land , And knights of the Star and the Garter , By which they get fame and command ; But Masons can boast of an order , AYhich with old father Adam began , — Let him who the premises questions , The problem disprove if he can .
Right welcome , ye strangers who honor With your cheering presence our board ; We have bosoms that welcome you fondly , Though but poor be the fare we afford . I wrong you by calling you strangers , — O ' er the world our famed order extends , And wherever meet true Brother Masons , Though foreigners , aye they are friends .
Long live our Right Worshipful Master , Our AA ^ ardens , and Officers all ; And should ever on any poor Brother The hardships of penury fall , O ! let us , I pray you , remember , That we were once needy and blind ; He alone is a true-hearted Mason , Who strives for the weal of mankind .