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HAIL, Eternal! By whose aid, All created things were made, Heaven and earth Thy vast design, Hear us, Architect Divine. |
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May our work begun in Thee, Ever blest with order be, And may we, when labours cease, Part in harmony and peace. |
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By Thy glorious Majesty, By the trust we place in Thee, By the Badge and Sacred Sign, Hear us, Architect Divine! |
CLOSING ODE
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Now the evening shadows closing, Warn from toil to peaceful rest, Mystic arts and rites reposing, Sacred in each faithful breast. |
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God of Light, whose love unceasing, Doth to all Thy works extend, Crown our Order with Thy blessing, Build, sustain us to the end. |
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Humbly now we bow before Thee, Grateful for Thy aid Divine, Everlasting power and glory, Mighty Architect! be Thine. |
GENERAL TOAST
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Prosper the art, prosper the art, Join in the chorus, prosper the art. |
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Prosper the art, prosper the art, Join in the chorus, prosper the art. |
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Prosper the art, prosper the art, Join in the chorus, prosper the art. |
VISITORS TOAST
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Worthy Freemasons all, Worthy Freemasons all, The Queen and the Craft, the mystic tie, Worthy Freemasons all. |
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Worthy Freemasons all, Worthy Freemasons all, The Queen and the Craft, the mystic tie, Worthy Freemasons all. |
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Worthy Freemasons all, Worthy Freemasons all, The Queen and the Craft, the mystic tie, Worthy Freemasons all. |
ENTERED APPRENTICE’S SONG
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Come, let us prepare; We Brothers that are, Assembled on merry Occasion; Let’s drink, laugh and sing; Our Wine has a Spring, Here’s a health to an Accepted Mason. Chorus: Let’s drink, laugh and sing; Our Wine has a Spring, Here’s a health to an Accepted Mason. |
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The world is in pain our secrets to gain, And still let them wonder and gaze on; They ne’er can divine Word or Sign of an Accepted Mason. Chorus: ’Til they’re shown the Light; They’ll ne’er know the Right Word or Sign of an Accepted Mason. |
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’Tis this and ’tis that, They cannot tell what, Why so many great Men of the Nation, Should Aprons put on, To make themselves one. With a Free or an Accepted Mason. Chorus: Should Aprons put on, To make themselves one. With a Free or an Accepted Mason. |
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Great Kings Dukes and Lords have laid by their swords, This our Mist’ry to put a good grace on; And ne’er been ashamed to hear themselves named With a Free or an Accepted Mason. Chorus: And ne’er been ashamed to hear themselves named With a Free or an Accepted Mason. |
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Antiquity’s pride We have on our side, It maketh men just in his station; There’s nought but what’s good to be understood By a Free or an Accepted Mason. Chorus: There’s nought but what’s good to be understood By a Free or an Accepted Mason. |
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We’re true and sincere, We’re just to the Fair; They’ll trust us on any occasion; No mortal can more The Ladies adore Than a Free and an Accepted Mason. Chorus: No mortal can more The Ladies adore Than a Free and an Accepted Mason. |
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(All standing and joining hand, right over left)
Then join hand in hand, To each other firm stand; Let’s be merry and put a bright face on: What mortal can boast so noble a toast As a Free or an Accepted Mason. Chorus: (thrice - slightly faster each time) What mortal can boast so noble a toast As a Free or an Accepted Mason. |
MASTER’S SONG
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This world is so hard and so stony; That if a man is to get through, He need have the courage of Nelson, And plenty of Job’s patience too. But a man who is kind to another And cheerfully helps him along, God Bless such a man and a brother, And here’s to his health in a song. And here’s to his health, here’s to his health And here’s to his health in a song. Chorus: (Sitting) And here’s to his health, here’s to his health And here’s to his health in a song. |
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This life is as cheerless as Winter, To those who are cold in the heart; but a man who is warm in his nature, Bids Winter for ever depart, The ground that he treads on will blossom, ’Till beauties around him shall throng; God Bless such a man and a brother, And here’s to his health in a song. And here’s to his health; here’s to his health And here’s to his health in a song. Chorus: (Sitting) And here’s to his health, here’s to his health And here’s to his health in a song. |
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As clouds that in sunshine are open, And silver’d by light passing through; So men who are gen’rous in spirit, Are bless’d by the good deeds they do; There’s nothing like helping another For getting one’s own self along; Who does this is truly a brother. And here’s to his health in a song. And here’s to his health; here’s to his health And here’s to his health in a song. Chorus: (All stand) And here’s to his health, here’s to his health And here’s to his health in a song. |
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