SONG XXII

YE thrice happy few
Whose hearts have been true,
In concord and unity found;
Let us sing and rejoice,
And unite every voice,
To send the gay chorus around.

CHORUS

Like pillars we stand,
An immoveable band,
Cemented by power from above;
Then freely let pass
The generous glass
To Masonry, Friendship, and Love.

The GRAND ARCHITECT,
Whose word did erect
Eternity, measure, and space,
First laid the fair plan
Whereon he began
The cement of friendship and peace.

Whose firmness of hearts,
Fair treasure of Arts,
To the eye of the vulgar unknown;
Whose lustre can beam
New splendor and fame,
To the pulpit, the bar, and the throne.

The great David's son,
The wise Solomon,
As written in Scripture's bright page;
A Mason became,
The fav'rite of Fame,
The wonder and pride of his age.

Indissoluble bands
Our hearts and our hands
In social benevolence bind;
For true to his cause,
By immutable laws
A Mason's a friend to mankind.

Let joy flow around,
And peace, olive bound,
Preside at our mystical rites;
Whose conduct maintains
Our auspicious domains,
And freedom with order unites.

Nor let the dear maid
Our mysteries dread,
Or think them repugnant to love;
To Beauty we bend,
Her empire defend,
An empire deriv'd from above.

Then let us unite
Sincere and upright
On the level of virtue to stand
No mortal can be
So happy as we,
With a brother and friend in each hand.

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