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To Light.
TO LIGHT .
HAIL , bright-eyed Phoebus ! wond'rous power ! From whom descends the dazzling shower Of light , which now above , below , Glads Nature with its living flow ! Hail to thy beams of liquid gold ! Hail to that light which doth unfold The hues of beautyand reveals
; What darkness' ebon-veil conceals ! AA ert thou no more , this nether world , AVould be to ancient chaos hurled ; Each charm which now doth sweetly grace Its smiling , gay , and beauteous face , AVould fade—as fades the glow of youth , A prey to sorrow ' s canker tooth .
'Tis thou dost give to summer flow ' rs Their beauty ; and to vernal showers Their bow of splendour;—' tis thy hand That rears it as with magic wand .
The gems of Earth are borrowed rays , Derived from thy effulgent blaze ; The verdure which around us glows , To thee , its garb of freshness owes . There ' s not a beauty meets our sight , But springs from thee , " Eternal Light ! " But vain to man thy cheering ray ; It could not chace the clouds away
, That hovered o ' er immortal mind—A form of Light , yet wand'ring blind-GOD spake , and as the darkness fled , A new-born star its lustre shed ; With light , drawn from Jehovah ' s throne . Around the dazzling wonder shone . Man sawand hailed the gracious sign
, , Which spake of peace , and love divine ; . AVhile angels sung His praise on high , And hailed the birth of MASONRY ! AVM . SNEWING , Robert Burns' Lodge , No . 25
The Spell.
THE SPELL .
As Brothers , we are met for mirth and delight , And joy the bright goblet of Bacchus shall fill ; Though woman , dear woman , be absent this night , The spell of her beauty is over us still . Though shut from our Lodges , by ancient decree , In spite of our laws , woman there bears her part ; For each Mason , I ' m sure , will tell you with me , That her form is enshrined , and reigns in his heart .
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To Light.
TO LIGHT .
HAIL , bright-eyed Phoebus ! wond'rous power ! From whom descends the dazzling shower Of light , which now above , below , Glads Nature with its living flow ! Hail to thy beams of liquid gold ! Hail to that light which doth unfold The hues of beautyand reveals
; What darkness' ebon-veil conceals ! AA ert thou no more , this nether world , AVould be to ancient chaos hurled ; Each charm which now doth sweetly grace Its smiling , gay , and beauteous face , AVould fade—as fades the glow of youth , A prey to sorrow ' s canker tooth .
'Tis thou dost give to summer flow ' rs Their beauty ; and to vernal showers Their bow of splendour;—' tis thy hand That rears it as with magic wand .
The gems of Earth are borrowed rays , Derived from thy effulgent blaze ; The verdure which around us glows , To thee , its garb of freshness owes . There ' s not a beauty meets our sight , But springs from thee , " Eternal Light ! " But vain to man thy cheering ray ; It could not chace the clouds away
, That hovered o ' er immortal mind—A form of Light , yet wand'ring blind-GOD spake , and as the darkness fled , A new-born star its lustre shed ; With light , drawn from Jehovah ' s throne . Around the dazzling wonder shone . Man sawand hailed the gracious sign
, , Which spake of peace , and love divine ; . AVhile angels sung His praise on high , And hailed the birth of MASONRY ! AVM . SNEWING , Robert Burns' Lodge , No . 25
The Spell.
THE SPELL .
As Brothers , we are met for mirth and delight , And joy the bright goblet of Bacchus shall fill ; Though woman , dear woman , be absent this night , The spell of her beauty is over us still . Though shut from our Lodges , by ancient decree , In spite of our laws , woman there bears her part ; For each Mason , I ' m sure , will tell you with me , That her form is enshrined , and reigns in his heart .