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The Mysteries
The ancient mysteries of old unfold
In antiquity’s tomes we are told
Of rituals practiced by aeonian priests
At their primeval equinoctial feast
The Druids of Stonehenge, the Priests of Baal
Initiation and rituals were practiced by all
Rites of passage young men endured
From darkness to light the rites insured
From all these Ancient Masonry did arise
No written records, we can only surmise
Only theories and suppositions need apply
On common sense and rationale we rely
The Ikhwan Al Safa, of Levant fame
Islamic ascetics, The Brethren of Purity named
From their epistles the Knights Templar learned
The sacred Geometry for which they yearned
Knights Templar on trestle boards drew
Designs for castles, masons on stone did hew
With sacred geometry they had learned anew
From the Saracens, great cathedrals grew
Warrior monks, priestly vows they took
Away from prying eyes before the Book
On John the Baptist’s head they looked
The Holy Ark or Grail they may have took
Secret knowledge over the church they held
In Provence, Mary Magdalene, the Blood Sangral
Rich and Powerful the Knights Templar became
Of their fall maybe their arrogance was to blame
The king and church, their plot rehearsed
The Knights Templar were dispersed
A few burned but thousands escaped
Where they went is today’s debate
Some say Switzerland became their domain
Scotland and Portugal we think the same
Masonic symbols on Kilwinning scroll
On Ancient Masonry and the Templars I’m sold
With The House of Stuart ancient masonry fled
The Hanoverians and Windsor’s claimed their bed
Victorian Masonry became the new norm
The Invisible College and Royal Society were formed
Sir Francis Bacon’s Atlantis of Rosicrucian fame
Newton and Boyle, Hooke and Wren were early names
From the Church and King, secrets they kept
From behind closed doors, Masonry leapt
The French Revolution on the Masons was blamed
The new government in America they also claimed
A new world order is said to be our ideal
Conspiracy and intrigue the Masons conceal
To these accusations we do not reply
Humble and silent in brotherhood we sigh
Dogma, religion and politics we do not supply
A handshake, a smile and comradeship we vie
The secret of our order is easy to define
We seek the “Lost Word” and Truth in kind
To perfect the noble aspirations in mankind
For a better world, to perfect Deity’s Sublime