Coconut Grove Lodge No.258 F.&A.M.

Last Night I knelt where Hiram knelt.

By

Pat M. Armstrong

Last night I knelt where Hiram knelt

and 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.