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Poetry.
Where man would only think of man As of himself a part , Nor try to test by forms of faith The feelings of the heart : Where high and lowthe rich and poor
, , The great ones and the small , Would be as ono—a brotherhood . And heaven the hopo of all : Where each could clasp the hand of each , And feel a true heart beating , And eyes would find in kindred eyes
Their looks of love repeating . The holy place my fancy sought , I found the Earth adorning With lordly pillars lifted high , High as the gates of morning . Tho columns in their order showed The rarest grace and beauty , For skill had wrought what wisdom thought A blessing and a duty .
A triple knock admission gave To where warm hearts attended , To welcome one long gone astray—A wanderer unbe friended ! A brother ' s arm supports me now , I feel no moro a stranger
; A brother ' s heart will be my shield To ward off every danger . As through the misty clouds of morn The sun in love comes beaming , So from a brother ' s dewy eyes Conies friendship softly streaming .
How sweet to me those words of love He spoke—that Master mild ! He touched my hand—with very joy I trembled like a child ! In blessing me he pressed 1113 ' brow—No more I felt alone ;
The brotherhood acknowledged me The fifty were as one . Tbe air that breathes along tho chords And wakes the tuneful strings , Anon will , sweeping , bend the grain , Till rustling loud it sings .
The same air in our Temple breathed Breaks out in hymns of joy , Or strains that rouse the patriot ' s soul , And tyrannies destroy . HYJCN or THE BROTHERHOOD .
O God , our Protector In sorrow and joy , Be still our Director , And make us employ The power of our will And the skill of our band , To establish a work that
For ages shall stand . Behold how our brother __ _ . ntwii . ctb a band Round the heart of another ! In friendship 'tis planned . We meet him , we greet him ,
With honour and pride ; Thro' life and fill death we Are firmly allied .
I never shirked a brother ' s work , But lent a brother ' s power ! To raise our Temple higher still I laboured hour by hour . In times of joy and feastingwhen
, Expands the human soul—When songs were sung , and freely passed Around the brimming bowl—When hearts a-love were swelling high With truest , purest zest-All thoughts ignoble , base , impure ,
Expelled the human breast"Twas then I , pondering , wondered why So many dwell apart ; A mighty gull between , and yet Profess they're one at heart . I was but dreaming ; for , alas ! The vision quickly passed -. Our Temple ' s vaunted brotherhood Was but a sham at last .
There were looks askance , and whispers — Murmurs , very low at first , Came swelling loud and louder , till At last like thunder burst . "ThisTemple is for Christian men , 'Twas not designed for you .
We love you much—wo sympathize—But must exclude the JEW ! " You are welcome as a stranger To a seat when we incline ; But you must quit the place whene ' er We Christians give tho sign .
" Upon this bright , illumined scroll A thousand names are seen ; Amongst them one of Judah ' s race Has ne ' er inscribed been . " With throbbing breast I , panting , cried—Are ive still doomed to wait For freedom ? Havo they not expired , Thoso thousand years of hate ?
Say , can this place he sacred made liy man ' s exclusive creeds ? Is it a brother ' s act to heap Hot ashes on oar heads ? " Love one another , little ones , " Was Jesu ' s parting word :
Yet here you spurn and drive away A brother all unheard . 0 ! if you are our brothers , speak . Have mercy , I implore ! Believe in our trustworthiness—We're faithful , as of yore .
0 mew ! your silence woundetb deep , Deeper than whetted swords . ' Your banners , blazoned "Brotherhood , " Bear flaunting , lying words . Yet parting thus with brother men Makes sad my swimming eyes :
My prayers for you shall rise to heaven—A pure heart's sacrifice . 1 go—and , going , I would pray May joy surround you still : We part in peace , and may the God You trust , your hopes fulfil .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Poetry.
Where man would only think of man As of himself a part , Nor try to test by forms of faith The feelings of the heart : Where high and lowthe rich and poor
, , The great ones and the small , Would be as ono—a brotherhood . And heaven the hopo of all : Where each could clasp the hand of each , And feel a true heart beating , And eyes would find in kindred eyes
Their looks of love repeating . The holy place my fancy sought , I found the Earth adorning With lordly pillars lifted high , High as the gates of morning . Tho columns in their order showed The rarest grace and beauty , For skill had wrought what wisdom thought A blessing and a duty .
A triple knock admission gave To where warm hearts attended , To welcome one long gone astray—A wanderer unbe friended ! A brother ' s arm supports me now , I feel no moro a stranger
; A brother ' s heart will be my shield To ward off every danger . As through the misty clouds of morn The sun in love comes beaming , So from a brother ' s dewy eyes Conies friendship softly streaming .
How sweet to me those words of love He spoke—that Master mild ! He touched my hand—with very joy I trembled like a child ! In blessing me he pressed 1113 ' brow—No more I felt alone ;
The brotherhood acknowledged me The fifty were as one . Tbe air that breathes along tho chords And wakes the tuneful strings , Anon will , sweeping , bend the grain , Till rustling loud it sings .
The same air in our Temple breathed Breaks out in hymns of joy , Or strains that rouse the patriot ' s soul , And tyrannies destroy . HYJCN or THE BROTHERHOOD .
O God , our Protector In sorrow and joy , Be still our Director , And make us employ The power of our will And the skill of our band , To establish a work that
For ages shall stand . Behold how our brother __ _ . ntwii . ctb a band Round the heart of another ! In friendship 'tis planned . We meet him , we greet him ,
With honour and pride ; Thro' life and fill death we Are firmly allied .
I never shirked a brother ' s work , But lent a brother ' s power ! To raise our Temple higher still I laboured hour by hour . In times of joy and feastingwhen
, Expands the human soul—When songs were sung , and freely passed Around the brimming bowl—When hearts a-love were swelling high With truest , purest zest-All thoughts ignoble , base , impure ,
Expelled the human breast"Twas then I , pondering , wondered why So many dwell apart ; A mighty gull between , and yet Profess they're one at heart . I was but dreaming ; for , alas ! The vision quickly passed -. Our Temple ' s vaunted brotherhood Was but a sham at last .
There were looks askance , and whispers — Murmurs , very low at first , Came swelling loud and louder , till At last like thunder burst . "ThisTemple is for Christian men , 'Twas not designed for you .
We love you much—wo sympathize—But must exclude the JEW ! " You are welcome as a stranger To a seat when we incline ; But you must quit the place whene ' er We Christians give tho sign .
" Upon this bright , illumined scroll A thousand names are seen ; Amongst them one of Judah ' s race Has ne ' er inscribed been . " With throbbing breast I , panting , cried—Are ive still doomed to wait For freedom ? Havo they not expired , Thoso thousand years of hate ?
Say , can this place he sacred made liy man ' s exclusive creeds ? Is it a brother ' s act to heap Hot ashes on oar heads ? " Love one another , little ones , " Was Jesu ' s parting word :
Yet here you spurn and drive away A brother all unheard . 0 ! if you are our brothers , speak . Have mercy , I implore ! Believe in our trustworthiness—We're faithful , as of yore .
0 mew ! your silence woundetb deep , Deeper than whetted swords . ' Your banners , blazoned "Brotherhood , " Bear flaunting , lying words . Yet parting thus with brother men Makes sad my swimming eyes :
My prayers for you shall rise to heaven—A pure heart's sacrifice . 1 go—and , going , I would pray May joy surround you still : We part in peace , and may the God You trust , your hopes fulfil .