Last Night I Knelt Where Hiram Kneltand took an obligation today I'm closer to my God and I'm a Master Mason Tho' heretofore my fellow men seemed each one like the other today I search each one apart I'm looking for my brother And as I feel his friendly grip it fills my heart with pride I know that while I'm on the square that he is by my side His footsteps on my errand go if I should such require: His prayers will lead in my behalf if I should so desire My words are safe within his breast as though within my own his hand forever at my back to help me safely home Good counsel whispers in my ear and warns of any danger By square and compass, Brother now! Who once would call me stranger I might have lived a moral life and risen to distinction Without my Brothers helping hand and fellowship of Masons But God, who knows how hard it is to resist life's temptations knows why I knelt where Hiram knelt and took that obligation. |