Last Night I Knelt Where Hiram Knelt

Last night I knelt where Hiram knelt

And took an obligation,

And now I'm closer to my God

For I'm a Master Mason.

Tho' heretofore my fellowmen 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 plead on 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, 'tis Brother now!

Who once would call me stranger.

I might have lived a moral life

And risen to distinction

Without my Brother's helping hand

And the 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.

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