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Sixty Pounds To The Inch.
the Fates , will sing to their spindles as they spin the mysterious threads of life , ' Roll on , ye golden ages , roll , ' " I would have my brethren look beyond the mere present to the glorious future that we may prepare for ourselves . In the pleasant valleys of thought ; in the bowers of contemplation and the fields of science , we shall find our labours pleasantly diversified ; nor shall we continue with spendthrift hand to waste our energies on common ends , but , rising with our progress , we shall look down on our former grovelling , and sing hymns of praise for our emancipation . Open tlie furnace-door , brethren , and relieve thepressure on the boiler . —AmericanFreemasom Quarterly .
The Loving Tie We Feel.
THE LOVING TIE WE FEEL .
The loving tie . we feel , No language can reveal ; 'Tis seen in the sh een of a fond brother ' s eye ; It trembles on the ear , When melting with a tear , A brother bids us cease to sigh . Behold Low good and how pleasant For brothers in unity to dwell ! As Heaven ' s dews are spread On Zion ' s sacred head , The blessings of the Lord we feel .
'Twas at the sufferer ' s bed , No w mouldering with the dead , This bond , ah ! so fond , was discovered first to me ; I saw his dying eye Light up with speechless joy , And I felt how strong that love can be .
I ever will proclaim With gratitude the name Of Him , the Divine , who hath granted this to me ; That weary though I stray O ' er nature ' s rugged way , I never , never alone can be . There ' s Home I know will smile ,
And others may revile — 'Tis so , as we know , with the evil heart away , But if I can but prove Through life a mason ' s love , I little care what man may say . Behold how good and how pleasant For brothers in unity to dwell ! As Heaven ' s dews are spread On Zion ' s sacred head The bleBsings of the Lord we feel ,
BY BllO . ROB . MPEKLS .
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Sixty Pounds To The Inch.
the Fates , will sing to their spindles as they spin the mysterious threads of life , ' Roll on , ye golden ages , roll , ' " I would have my brethren look beyond the mere present to the glorious future that we may prepare for ourselves . In the pleasant valleys of thought ; in the bowers of contemplation and the fields of science , we shall find our labours pleasantly diversified ; nor shall we continue with spendthrift hand to waste our energies on common ends , but , rising with our progress , we shall look down on our former grovelling , and sing hymns of praise for our emancipation . Open tlie furnace-door , brethren , and relieve thepressure on the boiler . —AmericanFreemasom Quarterly .
The Loving Tie We Feel.
THE LOVING TIE WE FEEL .
The loving tie . we feel , No language can reveal ; 'Tis seen in the sh een of a fond brother ' s eye ; It trembles on the ear , When melting with a tear , A brother bids us cease to sigh . Behold Low good and how pleasant For brothers in unity to dwell ! As Heaven ' s dews are spread On Zion ' s sacred head , The blessings of the Lord we feel .
'Twas at the sufferer ' s bed , No w mouldering with the dead , This bond , ah ! so fond , was discovered first to me ; I saw his dying eye Light up with speechless joy , And I felt how strong that love can be .
I ever will proclaim With gratitude the name Of Him , the Divine , who hath granted this to me ; That weary though I stray O ' er nature ' s rugged way , I never , never alone can be . There ' s Home I know will smile ,
And others may revile — 'Tis so , as we know , with the evil heart away , But if I can but prove Through life a mason ' s love , I little care what man may say . Behold how good and how pleasant For brothers in unity to dwell ! As Heaven ' s dews are spread On Zion ' s sacred head The bleBsings of the Lord we feel ,
BY BllO . ROB . MPEKLS .