Freemason′s March
By Unknown Author
Come, let us prepare,
We brothers that are
Met together on merry Occasion
Let us drink, laugh and sing,
Our Wine has a Spring,
′Tis a Health to an Accepted Mason.
The World is in Pain
Our Secret to gain,
But still let them wonder and gaze on
Till they′re shewn the Light
They′ll ne′er know the right
Word or Sign of an Accepted Mason.
′Tis This and ′tis That,
They cannot tell what,
Why so many great Men in the Nation
Should Aprons put on,
To make themselves one
With a Free or an Accepted Mason.
Great Kings, Dukes and Lords,
Have laid by their Swords,
This our Myst′ry to put a good Grace on,
And ne′er been asham′d
To hear themselves nam′d
With a Free or an Accepted Mason.
Antiquity′s Pride
We have on our side,
It makes a Man Just in his Station
There′s nought but what′s Good
To be understood
By a Free or an Accepted Mason.
Then Join Hand in Hand,
T′each other firm stand,
Let′s be merry, and put a bright Face on
What Mortal can boast
So noble a Toast,
As a Free or an Accepted Mason.
We brothers that are
Met together on merry Occasion
Let us drink, laugh and sing,
Our Wine has a Spring,
′Tis a Health to an Accepted Mason.
The World is in Pain
Our Secret to gain,
But still let them wonder and gaze on
Till they′re shewn the Light
They′ll ne′er know the right
Word or Sign of an Accepted Mason.
′Tis This and ′tis That,
They cannot tell what,
Why so many great Men in the Nation
Should Aprons put on,
To make themselves one
With a Free or an Accepted Mason.
Great Kings, Dukes and Lords,
Have laid by their Swords,
This our Myst′ry to put a good Grace on,
And ne′er been asham′d
To hear themselves nam′d
With a Free or an Accepted Mason.
Antiquity′s Pride
We have on our side,
It makes a Man Just in his Station
There′s nought but what′s Good
To be understood
By a Free or an Accepted Mason.
Then Join Hand in Hand,
T′each other firm stand,
Let′s be merry, and put a bright Face on
What Mortal can boast
So noble a Toast,
As a Free or an Accepted Mason.