Classic Poem

Psalm CXXXIII.

How pleasant is the scene
Where Masons kindly dwell!
Where mystic tapers burn serene,
And hymns fraternal swell.

How good the searching word
That from the East descends!
It speaks the unerring Law of God
And richest grace attends.

How strong the Mason tie, —
It holds the willing band;
'Tis wove in golden unity
By God's mysterious hand.

How sacred is the place!
Behold, He dwelleth here!
His dews descend in nightly grace
Our loving Craft to cheer.