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blessed word , that we may have a right to enter through the gates , and partake of the feast thou hast prepared for all those that love thee . u O Lord our God , may this assemblage of men , who have professed to put their trust in thee , redound to thy honour and glory , and to the ceremonies b
increase of all good and holy principles . May the mystic y which the spot has this day been consecrated to the memory of the belojed dead bear permanent impressions of good upon the hearts of the living . Henceforth may we be able to perceive that if a man die , he shall live again . May we realize that our Redeemer liveth , that at the last day He shall appear upon the earth , and that with our own eyes we shall behold
Him . ' " Heavenly Father , as we are all hastening with swift feet to the grave > may we be admonished to improve the remnant of time that remains to us From these open and truthful pages may ' we draw inspiration to -guide i thronei
direct , encourage and alarm us . In the far off world , where thy , set , may a place he fbundr—in our Father ' s house may a mansion be reserved even for us . Softly , at death ' s signal may we lay us down ; gently through the intervening years may we sleep ; gloriously at the angel ' s call may we arise ; joyfully may we share in the glories and splendours of the
resurrection morn . ^ u For all our fraternity , wheresoever dispersed , and for all classes of men , however separated , we unite to offer our ardent prayers and supplications . And , in the language of Him who shared our pilgrimage on earth , and whose glories we hope to share in heaven , we pray—Our Father , who will be
art in heaven , hallowed be thy name ; 'thy kingdom come ; thy done , in earth as it is in heaven . Give us ' this day our daily bread , and forgive us our debts , as we forgive our debtors . And lead us not into temptation , but deliver us from evil , for thine is the kingdom , and the power and the glory , for ever . Amen . "
The concluding stanzas of the consecration ode were then sung , as follows : — il From these blest graves may hope revive , May Judalvs lion tell , That we shall meet these dead alive ,
For , 0 , Ave loved them well . u Then come sad hour , we'll lay us down , And calmly wait His word : Blest are the dead , our spirits own , Who die within the Lord . ' The presiding officer then resumed : —
The conclusion of the mystical ceremonies arranged for tins occasion is designed to express by a most impressive token , our faith , and hope , and charity . In all ages the most comprehensive emblem of these ha , s been light .. Freemasonry , in its primitive and ineffable state , was an institution of pure ethereal light , and . as light was heaven , the eternal seat of the divinity , and a place of absolute perfection and happiness , it follows that Freemasonry is synonymous with , eternity , unclefilcd charity , or heaven .
" As the wheat was made to represent the resurrection of the body , the evergreen the deathless nature of the soul , and the salt the preservative influence of faith , the visible emblem , wc now present before you symbolizes the source from whence all our faith and hope and charity originate , the Heavenly Fast . u In token of our belief in this , wc once more display before you the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Mi&Ao-W ¦¦ ¦:: :: S
blessed word , that we may have a right to enter through the gates , and partake of the feast thou hast prepared for all those that love thee . u O Lord our God , may this assemblage of men , who have professed to put their trust in thee , redound to thy honour and glory , and to the ceremonies b
increase of all good and holy principles . May the mystic y which the spot has this day been consecrated to the memory of the belojed dead bear permanent impressions of good upon the hearts of the living . Henceforth may we be able to perceive that if a man die , he shall live again . May we realize that our Redeemer liveth , that at the last day He shall appear upon the earth , and that with our own eyes we shall behold
Him . ' " Heavenly Father , as we are all hastening with swift feet to the grave > may we be admonished to improve the remnant of time that remains to us From these open and truthful pages may ' we draw inspiration to -guide i thronei
direct , encourage and alarm us . In the far off world , where thy , set , may a place he fbundr—in our Father ' s house may a mansion be reserved even for us . Softly , at death ' s signal may we lay us down ; gently through the intervening years may we sleep ; gloriously at the angel ' s call may we arise ; joyfully may we share in the glories and splendours of the
resurrection morn . ^ u For all our fraternity , wheresoever dispersed , and for all classes of men , however separated , we unite to offer our ardent prayers and supplications . And , in the language of Him who shared our pilgrimage on earth , and whose glories we hope to share in heaven , we pray—Our Father , who will be
art in heaven , hallowed be thy name ; 'thy kingdom come ; thy done , in earth as it is in heaven . Give us ' this day our daily bread , and forgive us our debts , as we forgive our debtors . And lead us not into temptation , but deliver us from evil , for thine is the kingdom , and the power and the glory , for ever . Amen . "
The concluding stanzas of the consecration ode were then sung , as follows : — il From these blest graves may hope revive , May Judalvs lion tell , That we shall meet these dead alive ,
For , 0 , Ave loved them well . u Then come sad hour , we'll lay us down , And calmly wait His word : Blest are the dead , our spirits own , Who die within the Lord . ' The presiding officer then resumed : —
The conclusion of the mystical ceremonies arranged for tins occasion is designed to express by a most impressive token , our faith , and hope , and charity . In all ages the most comprehensive emblem of these ha , s been light .. Freemasonry , in its primitive and ineffable state , was an institution of pure ethereal light , and . as light was heaven , the eternal seat of the divinity , and a place of absolute perfection and happiness , it follows that Freemasonry is synonymous with , eternity , unclefilcd charity , or heaven .
" As the wheat was made to represent the resurrection of the body , the evergreen the deathless nature of the soul , and the salt the preservative influence of faith , the visible emblem , wc now present before you symbolizes the source from whence all our faith and hope and charity originate , the Heavenly Fast . u In token of our belief in this , wc once more display before you the