Brief poems . nt fcarce is left in herTo Ljuard the Holy Sepulchre. In ftreets our ancient Brethren trodRini^s the Muezzins cry: Ami \\ here our Temple rose to GodA mofque in\ ades the fk\ : — OurIdnjilf. which once flood l\il>linic On Mount Moriahs heii^ mould of Beautv for all time. W^ ^ An oracle of li^ht: ^ A-f^ The glorious handicraft of them. —The Grand Lodge of Jerufalem. Its form and grandeur vet furvive In every Mafons mind :Though Mofque and Minaret mav (\rive To leave no trace ideal prefence ftands the fame Whereer on earth we roam :Jerufalem, from whence we came.
Brief poems . nt fcarce is left in herTo Ljuard the Holy Sepulchre. In ftreets our ancient Brethren trodRini^s the Muezzins cry: Ami \\ here our Temple rose to GodA mofque in\ ades the fk\ : — OurIdnjilf. which once flood l\il>linic On Mount Moriahs heii^ mould of Beautv for all time. W^ ^ An oracle of li^ht: ^ A-f^ The glorious handicraft of them. —The Grand Lodge of Jerufalem. Its form and grandeur vet furvive In every Mafons mind :Though Mofque and Minaret mav (\rive To leave no trace ideal prefence ftands the fame Whereer on earth we roam :Jerufalem, from whence we came. Is ftill the Brothers neer forgets while time runs Temple of King Solomon. The glory of the Holy Land. Though vanifhed from the eje,Still warms the heart and guides thy hand, Immortal Mafonry!Like Venus riling from the fea, — A form of beautious, fculptured Fane to Thee We dedicate, and Saint Johns name, to Chrift fo confecrate our Altars here. ^ ^^^ ^^ r. THE SPRIG OF ACACIA, BY JOHN H. SHEPPARD. Deep in the grave, wheneer a Brother dies We drop tlie Acacia at his obsequies; A leaf—a sprig — yet this fraternal token, When dust to dust— the Golden Bowl is broken — Midst liallowd rites around his lowly bed, Portends the Resurrection of the Dead : An 1 teais on earth, like dew of Hermon given, Reflect througli Hope the light which shines from Heaven. ^ uy-v^ .T^.^^
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