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The Temple Of Masonry.
THE TEMPLE OF MASONRY .
BY BRO . R . HUNTER . SEE yon noble Temple vising , Fair and graceful on the sight ; Strength ancl Wisdom guard her portals
Beauty gilds her dome with light . Firm and sure her deep foundations , Built on rocks of Truth and Love ; Let the wildest storms assail her ; 'Twill the more her safety prove .
Long hath stood this stately Temple , Sought and loved by every land ; Spite of foes aud cruel falsehoods , Still she riseth great ancl grand . Time but adds a brig hter lustre To her fair and spotless fame , Age can only make her dearer , Love we more her honoured name .
When afar from home ancl kindred , Strangers to a kindly smile , ' 0 how sweet it is to gather Round our loved ancl . sacred pile . There no longer counted strangers , There no more we lonely feel , But at home with friend and brother True ancl trusted , kind and leal .
Dear the lessons , high the precepts Taught within our ancient hall—Faith in God the great Creator , Love to men as brothers all ; Faith and Hope to cheer us onward
As we travel life s rough way , Love to light our path of duty To a bright unending day . Let us , like true-hearted Masons , Ever guard her fair renown ; As our sires bequeathed it stainless
, Stainless let us hand it clown . Thus a smile of kind aproval From the Master we shall gain , And our lives , howe ' er so humble , Shall not have been lived in vain .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Temple Of Masonry.
THE TEMPLE OF MASONRY .
BY BRO . R . HUNTER . SEE yon noble Temple vising , Fair and graceful on the sight ; Strength ancl Wisdom guard her portals
Beauty gilds her dome with light . Firm and sure her deep foundations , Built on rocks of Truth and Love ; Let the wildest storms assail her ; 'Twill the more her safety prove .
Long hath stood this stately Temple , Sought and loved by every land ; Spite of foes aud cruel falsehoods , Still she riseth great ancl grand . Time but adds a brig hter lustre To her fair and spotless fame , Age can only make her dearer , Love we more her honoured name .
When afar from home ancl kindred , Strangers to a kindly smile , ' 0 how sweet it is to gather Round our loved ancl . sacred pile . There no longer counted strangers , There no more we lonely feel , But at home with friend and brother True ancl trusted , kind and leal .
Dear the lessons , high the precepts Taught within our ancient hall—Faith in God the great Creator , Love to men as brothers all ; Faith and Hope to cheer us onward
As we travel life s rough way , Love to light our path of duty To a bright unending day . Let us , like true-hearted Masons , Ever guard her fair renown ; As our sires bequeathed it stainless
, Stainless let us hand it clown . Thus a smile of kind aproval From the Master we shall gain , And our lives , howe ' er so humble , Shall not have been lived in vain .