"Tis all safe, I hope, Well brace'd with each rope, Then next your bricks bring, For the sun with its rays is adorning; No rain you need fear, 'Tis a charming and lovely fine morning. Pray where are your to Each man to his work let him stand, boys; Upright and secure ; And your building, be sure, will be strong, boys. And take care that you follow your leaders; And make the work smooth, SONG XV. [Tune, On, on my dear Brethren.] The curious vulgar could never devise, Pursue, my dear brethren, embrace with great care The secrets of nature king Solomon knew, True ancient free-masons our art did conceal, Toast next our grand master, of noble repute, Cease, cease, ye vain factions, your country's disgrace, A GLEE. LIGHTLY o'er the village green Thus, like elves, in mystic ring, Round our order close we bind Thus, like elves, in mystic ring, Leaving ladies fair to wonder, Leaving Thomas still to lie, Leaving Betty still to spy. Round and round we push our glass Round and round each toast his lass. Thus, like elves, in mystic ring, A HYMN Sung at the Consecration and Installation of a Lodge. UNTO Thee, great God, belong Mystic rites and sacred song! We hail thy majesty divine! Glorious ARCHITECT above, Source of Light, and Source of Love, Here thy light and love prevail Hail! Almighty Master hail! Whilst in yonder regions bright, The SUN by DAY, the MOON by NIGHT, And the STARS that gild the sky, Ff Join, O EARTH, and (as you roll) Warm'd by thy benignant grace, A PARAPHRASE ON THE Letatus sum in his. PSALM CXXII. Sung at the laying of the first stone of a Bridge To Salem's favour'd tow'rs and plains Her temples catch the solemn strains, O'er Salem's plains new structures rise; Sweet science beams upon their toil, And sounding round the sculptur'd pile, Now swells the choir in solemn tone. Religion looks delighted down, When votries press the shrine. To Salem bliss-and 'midst her tow'rs, To join the grateful hymn that pours MASONIC TOASTS. 1. Our most Worshipful Grand Master. May he long continue to execute the duties of his highly important office with honour to himself, as well as to the lodges over which he so worthily presides. 2. All grand officers around the globe. May they square their lives by the strictest regard to the rules of morality, and regulate their conduct by the plumb line of equity, so that when any of them shall be consigned to the silent grave, it may be inscribed on his tomb "here lies a good man.' 3. Health, happiness, and unanimity to all the fraternity of free and accepted masons, around the globe. 4. To all the members of the ancient and honourable craft. May they always be desirous of contributing to the relief of their distressed brethren, and never be destitute of the means. 5. May every mason entertain that ardent and generous good-will to his brother, which makes his brother's situation his own, and do to all as he would they should do to him. 6. To all ancient masons, wherever dispersed and oppressed. May they soon find friends able and willing to relieve them. 7. May every mason, who is desirous of assisting a distressed brother or his family, be always possessed of the means. 8. All regularly constituted lodges throughout the globe. May peace, harmony, and love predominate in all their meetings, and hap piness be the portion of every member, in his individual capacity. 9. May the funds of all lodges be managed in such a manner, that the distressed widows and orphans of deceased members may never have the mortification of applying for that relief, of which they stand in need, but cannot obtain. 10. May we be more studious to correct our own faults, than to promulgate the errors of our brethren. 11. May no honest heart ever know distress. 12. May the fragrance of a good report, like a sprig of cassia, bloom over the head of every departed brother. 13. May the tongue of every free-mason be the faithful interpreter of his heart, so that he may never be under the necessity of abandon. ing candour, or hiding himself behind the mask of dissimulation. 14. May we strive to resemble our divine master, in promoting, as far as possible, the happiness of all mankind, and when we cannot suc. ceed, may it be for want of ability, never for want of inclination. 15. May we enter apprentices to virtue; be fellow-crafts with endrity; and always masters of our passions. 16. The heart that conceals, and the tongue which never reveals. 17. The immortal memony of the Widow's Son. 18. The good Samaritan. May masons, when they meet a fellow mortal in distress, be actuated by such motives as those which influs enced this benevolent man, and endeavour, as far as possible, to contribute to his relief, whatever may be his political creed or religious tenets. 19. May we be guided to happiness by wisdom, supported in virtuous resolutions by strength, and may beauty adorn our beds. 20. Sincerity! May all who belong to our order, scrupulously adhere to this virtue, not only in their transactions with their brethren but with all mankind. 21. May all masons strictly adhere to truth; wisdom, virtue, and happiness will be the concomitants of such conduet. 22. May brotherly love continue and increase; till the time shal come, when as a band of brothers, we shall all be united in the grand lodge above. 23. Invested as we are with the badge of innocence, the glory of the greatest potestates in the old world as well as the most exalted characters in the new, may we never do any act, which can detract from the dignity of our profession. 24. May every mason be obedient to all lawful orders of his superiors, friendly to his equals, and condescending to his inferiors. 25. May every free-mason's heart have the freedom of chalk, the fervency of charcoal, the zeal of friendship; but not the hardness of marble, when a distressed brother makes his demand. 26. May universal benevolence be the plumb line of all our actions. 27. May every mason endeavour to attain a thorough knowledge of himself. 28. May the square form our conduct through life; the level and plumb line remind us of our condition, and teach us to walk perpendicularly and act uprightly. 29. May our wisdom be as conspicuous to our sisters, as the wisdom of our grand master Solomon was to the queen of Sheba. 30. May every free and accepted mason rise in the East, find refreshment in the South, and when he rests in the West, may he enjoy the same reward as was bestowed on our patron St. John, that of being the disciple, whom the saviour of mankind loved. 31. The American fair. May virtue, modesty, grace and love, endear them to the affections of their husbands. 32. Success to every mason, who stands plumb to his principles, yet on a level with his brethren. |