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u Poverty hobbled ^ Hope soften'd her pain , ; 1 But long did they search for the goddess in vain ; Towns , cities , and countries , they travers'd around , For Charity ' s lately grown hard to be ^^^ u At length at the door of a lodge they arriv'dy Where their spirits , exhausted , the tylerreviv ^ Who , when ask'd , as 'twas late , if the dame had gone home ?¦ Said , ' No ; Charity always is last m the room ' .
. " The door being open'd , in Poverty came , Was cherish'd , reliev'd , and caress'd by the dame : Each votary , likewise , the object to save , ^ Obey'd his own feelings , and cheerfully gapfe . '" Then shame on the m ^ Where the soft beaming virtue for ever presides . In this scriptural maxim let ' s ever accord---4 What we give to the poor , we but lend to the Lord , '"
Bro ; John R ^ in a song , « Oh 1 ; what a happy thing it is , " to the air « A rose tree in fall bearing , " winds up with- ^ - _ y ^ Butj chiefest , come , sweet Charity , Mee Aided by those , inspired by 0 ^ How tranquil is the Mason ' s breast !"
In an anonymous song we readtc An edifice we ' re proud to own , Of wood not made , nor yet of stone ; Whose angles , squares , and symmetry , Are emblems of Freemasonry . " ' Tis founded on a brother ' s love , Relief and truth its pillars prove ; Its corner-stone is charity ; The building ' s then Freemasonry . "
The song called , " Ye sons of fair science , " has a verse which follows the scriptural phrase , "It is more blessed to give than to receive , " in a very happy way ) it is expressed thus : — u Inspir'd by his feelings he bounty imparts , For charity ranges at large in our hearts ; And an indigent brother , reliev'd from his woes , Feels a pleasure inferior to him who bestows . "
Among the anthems common to the Craft is one commencing " Let here be Light , " in which the following passage occurs , — u widow ' s tear , the orphan ' s cry , All wants , our ready hands supply As far as power is given ! The naked clothe , the prisoner free ; These are thy works , sweet charity ! lieveal'd to us from heaven 1 " We cannot part from this section of our task , and the most pleasing
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u Poverty hobbled ^ Hope soften'd her pain , ; 1 But long did they search for the goddess in vain ; Towns , cities , and countries , they travers'd around , For Charity ' s lately grown hard to be ^^^ u At length at the door of a lodge they arriv'dy Where their spirits , exhausted , the tylerreviv ^ Who , when ask'd , as 'twas late , if the dame had gone home ?¦ Said , ' No ; Charity always is last m the room ' .
. " The door being open'd , in Poverty came , Was cherish'd , reliev'd , and caress'd by the dame : Each votary , likewise , the object to save , ^ Obey'd his own feelings , and cheerfully gapfe . '" Then shame on the m ^ Where the soft beaming virtue for ever presides . In this scriptural maxim let ' s ever accord---4 What we give to the poor , we but lend to the Lord , '"
Bro ; John R ^ in a song , « Oh 1 ; what a happy thing it is , " to the air « A rose tree in fall bearing , " winds up with- ^ - _ y ^ Butj chiefest , come , sweet Charity , Mee Aided by those , inspired by 0 ^ How tranquil is the Mason ' s breast !"
In an anonymous song we readtc An edifice we ' re proud to own , Of wood not made , nor yet of stone ; Whose angles , squares , and symmetry , Are emblems of Freemasonry . " ' Tis founded on a brother ' s love , Relief and truth its pillars prove ; Its corner-stone is charity ; The building ' s then Freemasonry . "
The song called , " Ye sons of fair science , " has a verse which follows the scriptural phrase , "It is more blessed to give than to receive , " in a very happy way ) it is expressed thus : — u Inspir'd by his feelings he bounty imparts , For charity ranges at large in our hearts ; And an indigent brother , reliev'd from his woes , Feels a pleasure inferior to him who bestows . "
Among the anthems common to the Craft is one commencing " Let here be Light , " in which the following passage occurs , — u widow ' s tear , the orphan ' s cry , All wants , our ready hands supply As far as power is given ! The naked clothe , the prisoner free ; These are thy works , sweet charity ! lieveal'd to us from heaven 1 " We cannot part from this section of our task , and the most pleasing