The Entered Apprentice
THE ENTERED APPRENTICE .
" Behold how good and pleasant 'tis, — read it on yonder page, —
For brethren in true harmony of labor to engage!
'Tis like the dew of Hermon, yea, 'tis like the holy oil.
It sweetens all life's bitterness and mitigates the toil. "
O Wise and Good Grand M ASTER ,
We bless Thee for this light!
We must work in F IDELITY ; no mystic thing, reposed
Under the sacred seal of faith, should ever be disclosed;
This, this is the foundation stone King Solomon did lay,
And curses on the traitor's heart that would the trust betray.
We must not take the H OLY N AME , the awful N AME in vain ;
God will not hold us guiltless, if we dare that W ORD profane;
But all our trust must be in H IM , sole source of living faith,
From our first entrance to the Lodge till we lie down in death.
" Behold how good and pleasant 'tis, — read it on yonder page, —
For brethren in true harmony of labor to engage!
'Tis like the dew of Hermon, yea, 'tis like the holy oil.
It sweetens all life's bitterness and mitigates the toil. "
O Wise and Good Grand M ASTER ,
We bless Thee for this light!
We must work in F IDELITY ; no mystic thing, reposed
Under the sacred seal of faith, should ever be disclosed;
This, this is the foundation stone King Solomon did lay,
And curses on the traitor's heart that would the trust betray.
We must not take the H OLY N AME , the awful N AME in vain ;
God will not hold us guiltless, if we dare that W ORD profane;
But all our trust must be in H IM , sole source of living faith,
From our first entrance to the Lodge till we lie down in death.
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