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Article OST THE SYMBOLISM OF THE EQUILATERAL TRI... ← Page 7 of 7 Article " THE HELPING HAND."* Page 1 of 1
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Ost The Symbolism Of The Equilateral Tri...
one but in answer to the question—what did our ancient Brethren intend to represent and to be understood by this symbol—history and analogy compel us to reply , that they intended to represent the unity and universality of the Deity , and the beauty , order , and harmony of His works . ¦ .. '¦ . " .. ' ¦ ' , '
" The Helping Hand."*
¦ . " ¦' THE HELPING HAND . " *
¦ ' " ¦ vJ . ' : ' : ¦ : The world presents no object that can claim , our pity more Than age reduced to poverty , where comfort reign'd before ; And sadder still it is to see the widow ^ onely fate , By want and pinching penury made doubly desolate ; Although obscure to man , the ways of Providence are wise , And equal though deserts may he , some fall while others rise ; We cannot all be kings or chiefs , or meet with like success , Then let us hold a helping hand to Brothers in distress ;
. ¦ ' . '" : : % . ¦ ¦ / Not always to the swiftest does the racer's prize belong ; The palm of battle is not always given to the strong ; The wind that bears one bark to sea , at fortune's favouring beck , May strand another on the shore and leave its hopes a wreck ; The honest and industrious may miss the path to wealth ; The frame once firm and vigorous deplore the loss of health ; The bravest worker of us all may strive without success : Then let us hold a helping hand to Brothers in distress .
3 . Then ever let us bear in mind and lay this truth to heart , In all Masonic charities each Mason takes his part : For the widow and the orphan child a Brother leaves behind , This sacred trust on us devolves , to be for ever kind , — To clothe and educate the young , for the old to provide , Will prove to all a Brother ' s name hath something more beside ; For charity's our brightest gem ; the world must e ' en confess We ever lend a helping hand to Brethren in distress *
* The two first verses of this excellent song were written by Charles * Nash , [ ! » € ., Secretary to the Commercial Travellers' Benevolent Institution , and sung by Bro . George Perren at the annual dinner of the subscribers , the music being composed expressly for the occasion by Mr . James Turner , and can be obtained at the offices , Lombard-street .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ost The Symbolism Of The Equilateral Tri...
one but in answer to the question—what did our ancient Brethren intend to represent and to be understood by this symbol—history and analogy compel us to reply , that they intended to represent the unity and universality of the Deity , and the beauty , order , and harmony of His works . ¦ .. '¦ . " .. ' ¦ ' , '
" The Helping Hand."*
¦ . " ¦' THE HELPING HAND . " *
¦ ' " ¦ vJ . ' : ' : ¦ : The world presents no object that can claim , our pity more Than age reduced to poverty , where comfort reign'd before ; And sadder still it is to see the widow ^ onely fate , By want and pinching penury made doubly desolate ; Although obscure to man , the ways of Providence are wise , And equal though deserts may he , some fall while others rise ; We cannot all be kings or chiefs , or meet with like success , Then let us hold a helping hand to Brothers in distress ;
. ¦ ' . '" : : % . ¦ ¦ / Not always to the swiftest does the racer's prize belong ; The palm of battle is not always given to the strong ; The wind that bears one bark to sea , at fortune's favouring beck , May strand another on the shore and leave its hopes a wreck ; The honest and industrious may miss the path to wealth ; The frame once firm and vigorous deplore the loss of health ; The bravest worker of us all may strive without success : Then let us hold a helping hand to Brothers in distress .
3 . Then ever let us bear in mind and lay this truth to heart , In all Masonic charities each Mason takes his part : For the widow and the orphan child a Brother leaves behind , This sacred trust on us devolves , to be for ever kind , — To clothe and educate the young , for the old to provide , Will prove to all a Brother ' s name hath something more beside ; For charity's our brightest gem ; the world must e ' en confess We ever lend a helping hand to Brethren in distress *
* The two first verses of this excellent song were written by Charles * Nash , [ ! » € ., Secretary to the Commercial Travellers' Benevolent Institution , and sung by Bro . George Perren at the annual dinner of the subscribers , the music being composed expressly for the occasion by Mr . James Turner , and can be obtained at the offices , Lombard-street .