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 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 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 An 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 distinctions

Without my Brother's 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.