The Six Days' Work Of Creation In Honour Of Masonry.

To finish all the splendid Temple large , David , his father , gave to him in charge . When DaA'id slept , was number'd with the dead , King Solomon then reigned in his stead . This Mason-King , to finish his desire , A message sent to Hiram , King of Tyre ,

To all the plan he friendly gave consent , And cunning Avorkunen to Jerusalem sent . And Hiram fatn'd , was of the tribe of Dan , That skilful artist first the work began . That cunning workman all Avith wonder fill'd , For he in every science was well skill'd ,

To Avork in brass , with silver , iron , and stone , In all the land , like Hiram there was none . " Upon that mount , Moriah call'd by name , Was built this Temple , recorded long in fame ; Ten thousand workmen , also sixty more , The wrought-materials to the Avorkmen bore ;

And eighty thousand went to hew ajipears , With near four thousand chosen overseers . The Temple , plann'd with Avisdom , beauty , strength , Twenty cubits broad , and sixty feet in length ; This plan divine the Artist ' s skill display'd ; The ceiling round with gold Avas overlaid , Parvaim metal , precious to behold , Docile and pure , the most refined gold ;

The cherubims and sparkling stones appear'd , And firm-fk'd pillars in the front uprear'd The vail of blue , finish'd with linen fine , Carv'd lily work , adorn'd the grand design . Such Avas the plan the Mason-King began , And the fam'd artist of the tribe of Dan .

Light after light appear'd to mortal men ; Such is the subject of my feeble pen . First Moses saw , when nature all was hush , A shining light appear amid the Bush , And in the Temple this great light Avas found , The Grand Sanctorum all encircl'd round .

This Temple fell , and lo ! in ruin lies , Nor strangers view its beauties with surprise . Tho place , not known from what it was before , Make travellers say , Jerusalem is no more . This Temple fell , but still new Temples rise , Their glorious turrets towering to the skies :

The voice of Wisdom cries aloud , I call , Come , view a Temple that shall never fall—Come , view a li ght thafc never Avill decay , W hich leads to regions of Eternal Day . This light in darkness still perpetual shines ; Behold the light , and Avalk in perfect lines !

Hail , Fame ! thy golden trumpet blow Let all the distant nations know Freemasonry is this : — Almighty "Wisdom gave it birth , And Heaven has fix'd it here on earth , A type of future bliss .

A NEW MASONIC ANTHEM . The Tvrian Artist here I sing , And Solomon , the Mason-King , The masters all Avho had the charge To build the splendid Temple large ; The Avorkmen of that Temple UGAV Were cloth'd in orange and the blue .

The Six Days' Work Of Creation In Honour Of Masonry.

The Ancient Craft by word and sign , Rear'd up the fabric grand divine ; And long that Temple stood in view The work of worthy Masons true , Till proud Vespasian laid it low , And thought he gave the fatal blow .

Here tell the world in surprise , Up to the heavens new temples rise ; The word and sign reviv'd again ; Vespasian ' s Avorks Avere all in vain ; Great Icings revere the secret art , Ancl from the rules will not depart .

Long may this Order , from above , Stand firmly fix'd in social love ; Each brother work by virtue ' s rules , Compass and square , and such our tools . May Masonry spread far and wide , Where HOAVS the wind or flows the tide .

Our King and Craft , and Master Grand , Each Lodge within our native land , To every worthy Mason free , All drink success , with three times three . Still flourish on from shore to shore , Till time shall cease , and be no more .

A NEW SONG , IN MEMORY OP ST . JOHN . When old Father Adam was lord of the globe , An apron he cbus'd to put on ; But fill up the glass , and let the toast pass ,

To celebrate ancient St . John . Old Noah the Mason , secure in his Lodge , Did live when all mankind Avas gone ; He planted the vine , and first made the wine : Here ' s to him and ancient St . John . The King of Free Masons the Temple began ,

His name ifc was great Solomon : To all the Grand Masters eorae hand it about , And conclude Avith ancient St . John . To all worthy brothers , our Grand Masters past , The Prince Regent , first heir to the Throne ; May he flourish in peace , and his mem ' ry still last ,. Along Avith our ancient St . John .

Masonic Notes And Queries.

MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES .

MASON ' S MARKS AND THE MASONIC GUILDS . One of your valued correspondents called attention some months ago to a description of Masons marks copied by him at Lichfield Cathedral ; these , the Avriter of this , pointed out Avere often letters of the Runic alphabetand expressed a hope that the inquiry

, would be taken up aucl ventilated iu your pages . As this has not been clone by abler pens , I Avould venture to trespass on your space by calling attention again to the subject , Avhich cannot fail to be of some interest . I may state , Avith regard to the architectural guilds , that Ave haA'e many manuscripts Avritten between

A . D . 1350 and 1 G 50 , AA'hich , with other commentators , claim for stone building in England an earlier and more general application than seems probable , added