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1878 And 1879.
Let us , then , taught by a sacred lore , And by memories sublime , As AA'e stand weary ou the shore Of all departing time , Accept AA-hatever love or hate
Has brought to yours or mine , Ancl let us kindly look on seventy-eig ht , As kindly on seA'enty-nine ! What AA-ill come by God's grace to us and ours Neither of us can say ;
What may chance in all these coming hours Let us not ask to-day . But as Masons , I say , my trusty mate , Let us in unity combine , As AA'e trusted on God in seventy-eight , To do so in seventy-nine . F .
The Wall Of The New Jerusalem.
THE WALL OF THE NEW JERUSALEM .
REV . xxr . A CITAT glorious ! and the AA'all AA'as founded Of stones most precious that the mines afford : The gates Avere each a pearl , the streets all golden ,
And in it shone the Glory of the Lord . And these that AA'all ' s foundations : first the Jasper , In its bri ght crimson spoke the shame and strife ; jSText came the Sapphire , ancl as if to promise Through its blue ray , a happier , nobler life . Leading us on to higher , purer feelings , The milk-AA'hite Chalcedony takes its - place .
Fourthly , the Emerald flashes out its story , Spealdng of hopes eternal , and free grace . As if to blend the tenderness and anguish , The veined Sardonyx Avas the chosen jewel , SheAA'ing in all its varied hues so radiant , The promised pardon—for the sin so cruel . Then came the blood-red Sardiusfraught with meaning ,
, Pointing to Blood Avhich cleanses , Avounds Avhich save , Crowning the one grand human Avork , and seemin g The Keystone of the life beyond the grave ; That life to be attained , that life triumphant ! Li gayer gems this Avail as emblems hold , The yellow Chrysoliteso bright and mellow
, , The sea-green Beryl , tipped Avith blue and gold . Ancl too the Topaz , rich Avith sun-filled beaut y , Ancl Chrysoprasns , AA'ith its thrilling sheen , One , telling us of joy AA'hich knoAvs no ending , 20
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
1878 And 1879.
Let us , then , taught by a sacred lore , And by memories sublime , As AA'e stand weary ou the shore Of all departing time , Accept AA-hatever love or hate
Has brought to yours or mine , Ancl let us kindly look on seventy-eig ht , As kindly on seA'enty-nine ! What AA-ill come by God's grace to us and ours Neither of us can say ;
What may chance in all these coming hours Let us not ask to-day . But as Masons , I say , my trusty mate , Let us in unity combine , As AA'e trusted on God in seventy-eight , To do so in seventy-nine . F .
The Wall Of The New Jerusalem.
THE WALL OF THE NEW JERUSALEM .
REV . xxr . A CITAT glorious ! and the AA'all AA'as founded Of stones most precious that the mines afford : The gates Avere each a pearl , the streets all golden ,
And in it shone the Glory of the Lord . And these that AA'all ' s foundations : first the Jasper , In its bri ght crimson spoke the shame and strife ; jSText came the Sapphire , ancl as if to promise Through its blue ray , a happier , nobler life . Leading us on to higher , purer feelings , The milk-AA'hite Chalcedony takes its - place .
Fourthly , the Emerald flashes out its story , Spealdng of hopes eternal , and free grace . As if to blend the tenderness and anguish , The veined Sardonyx Avas the chosen jewel , SheAA'ing in all its varied hues so radiant , The promised pardon—for the sin so cruel . Then came the blood-red Sardiusfraught with meaning ,
, Pointing to Blood Avhich cleanses , Avounds Avhich save , Crowning the one grand human Avork , and seemin g The Keystone of the life beyond the grave ; That life to be attained , that life triumphant ! Li gayer gems this Avail as emblems hold , The yellow Chrysoliteso bright and mellow
, , The sea-green Beryl , tipped Avith blue and gold . Ancl too the Topaz , rich Avith sun-filled beaut y , Ancl Chrysoprasns , AA'ith its thrilling sheen , One , telling us of joy AA'hich knoAvs no ending , 20