Where_Hiram

















	LAST NIGHT I KNELT WHERE HIRAM KNELT

		Last night I knelt where Hiram knelt
		And took an obligation.
		Today I'm closer to my God
		And now 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 on my side.

		His footsteps on my errand go
		If I should such require,
		His prayers will plead 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 brother's helping hand
		And fellowship of Masons.

		But God knows how hard it is
		To resist life's temptations,
		Knows why I knelt where Hiram knelt
		And took that obligation.