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There's a world where all are equal — we are hurrying toward it fast; We shall meet upon the Level there, when the gates of death are past; We shall stand before the Orient, and our Master will be there To try the blocks we offer by his own unerring Square. We shall meet upon the Level there, but never thence depart; There's a Mansion — 'tis all ready for each trusting, faithful heart — There's a Mansion and a welcome and a multitude is there Who have met upon the Level, and been tried upon the Square. Let us meet upon the Level then, while laboring patient here; Let us meet and let us labor, though the labor be severe; Already in the Western Sky the signs bid us prepare To gather up our Working tools and part upon the Square. Hands round ye faithful Masons, form the bright, fraternal chain, We part upon the Square below, to meet in heaven again. Oh what words of precious meaning those words Masonic are, We meet upon the Level and we part upon the Square! |
| "Remember a Distressed Brother Mason when in Devotion to the Great Architect of the Universe" "To relieve the distressed is a duty incumbent on all men, but particularly on Freemasons, who are linked together by an indissoluble chain of sincere affection. To soothe the unhappy, to sympathize with their misfortunes, to compassionate their miseries, and to restore peace to their troubled minds, is the great aim we have in view. On this basis we form our friendships and establish our connections." - from Illustrations of Masonry, p. 72, William Preston, (1772) |
It was Thomas Jefferson that said "the measure of a
people is the esteem and respect that they hold their
dead."
Masonry teaches us that we are born, we live, and we die.
But, is death the end of man and the expiring hope of all
faithful Masons?
No – blessed be the Grand Architect of the Universe. We
pause not on our first or second step, but true to our
profession look forward for greater light. As the span of
our earthly existence is drawing to a close, the Sacred
Book, that Great Light in Masonry removes the dark cloud
and bids hope and joy rise up to cheer and sustain us. It
points beyond the grave to the breaking light of the
resurrection morn and the opening scenes of a glorious
Eternity.
people is the esteem and respect that they hold their
dead."
Masonry teaches us that we are born, we live, and we die.
But, is death the end of man and the expiring hope of all
faithful Masons?
No – blessed be the Grand Architect of the Universe. We
pause not on our first or second step, but true to our
profession look forward for greater light. As the span of
our earthly existence is drawing to a close, the Sacred
Book, that Great Light in Masonry removes the dark cloud
and bids hope and joy rise up to cheer and sustain us. It
points beyond the grave to the breaking light of the
resurrection morn and the opening scenes of a glorious
Eternity.
