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The Antiquity Of Freemasonry.
£ HE ANTIQUITY OF FREEMASONRY .
^ y— "Red , White , and Blue . " When the great Architect of Creation Form'd man in his wisdom Divine , When Charity sought an oblation , Freemasonry show'd its first sign ; Thus , when murderous Cain slew his brother , And the sapling of death did engraft , For the safety of one and the other Men , united themselves to the Craft . Men united themselves . & c .
Of Cain , may we hope he repented , Join'd the Craft , mourn'd the deed he had done ; But a city he built well cemented , - - And gave it the name of his son : Chaste Jubal did harmony settle , Tubal Cain gave mechanics the draught Of curious working in metal , To the honour and praise of the Craft . To the honour and praise , & e .
There were cities and towns well erected By Masons , with banners unfurled , Ere men for their pride were rejected , And scatter'd all over the world ; From Methusaleh , Noah , by lecture , Form'd the Ark as a safe floating raft , And founded marine architecture , Thus ennobling the fame of the Craft . Thus ennobling the fame , & c .
The Fraternity flourished in splendour , And embraced all the talent on earth , When Solomon rose their defender , And divided in sections their worth ; His temple superb was erected , God himself from on high gave the draught , And the wondrous work thus effected , God ' s glory ! and joy to the Craft ! God ' s glory ! and joy , Sec .
Ancient records report as Grand Masters , Kings , princes , and famed noblemen , Learned bishops and other Church pastors , With St . Alban and Christopher Wren . 'Tis our pride to exalt in that station Men of talent , who well can engraft , In the heart of each well meaning Mason , The duties and care of the Craft . The duties and care ,, Sec .
May each Master , protected from evil , Long be guardian of all our degrees , And with zeal guide the square and the level , The plumbline , the compass , and keys ; With the pens at command , may he cherish Our rights , 'till the angels shall waft His spirit , from that which must perish , To join with the saints of the Craft . To join with the saints , & c . J . F . Wright , S . B ., Lodge of St . George , No . 1 G 4 , Greenwich .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Antiquity Of Freemasonry.
£ HE ANTIQUITY OF FREEMASONRY .
^ y— "Red , White , and Blue . " When the great Architect of Creation Form'd man in his wisdom Divine , When Charity sought an oblation , Freemasonry show'd its first sign ; Thus , when murderous Cain slew his brother , And the sapling of death did engraft , For the safety of one and the other Men , united themselves to the Craft . Men united themselves . & c .
Of Cain , may we hope he repented , Join'd the Craft , mourn'd the deed he had done ; But a city he built well cemented , - - And gave it the name of his son : Chaste Jubal did harmony settle , Tubal Cain gave mechanics the draught Of curious working in metal , To the honour and praise of the Craft . To the honour and praise , & e .
There were cities and towns well erected By Masons , with banners unfurled , Ere men for their pride were rejected , And scatter'd all over the world ; From Methusaleh , Noah , by lecture , Form'd the Ark as a safe floating raft , And founded marine architecture , Thus ennobling the fame of the Craft . Thus ennobling the fame , & c .
The Fraternity flourished in splendour , And embraced all the talent on earth , When Solomon rose their defender , And divided in sections their worth ; His temple superb was erected , God himself from on high gave the draught , And the wondrous work thus effected , God ' s glory ! and joy to the Craft ! God ' s glory ! and joy , Sec .
Ancient records report as Grand Masters , Kings , princes , and famed noblemen , Learned bishops and other Church pastors , With St . Alban and Christopher Wren . 'Tis our pride to exalt in that station Men of talent , who well can engraft , In the heart of each well meaning Mason , The duties and care of the Craft . The duties and care ,, Sec .
May each Master , protected from evil , Long be guardian of all our degrees , And with zeal guide the square and the level , The plumbline , the compass , and keys ; With the pens at command , may he cherish Our rights , 'till the angels shall waft His spirit , from that which must perish , To join with the saints of the Craft . To join with the saints , & c . J . F . Wright , S . B ., Lodge of St . George , No . 1 G 4 , Greenwich .