Transcription Notes:
This Internet file is not an exact copy of the book. Certain liberties have been taken. It is presented here as a collection of poetry, rather than as songs to be sung. Some of the conventions helpful for singing, such as breaking words into syllables and heavy use of apostrophes for elided 'e's and 'v's, were felt unnecessary and distracting, so many of the 'v's and practically all of the vowels that were apostrophized out have been replaced. While choruses are noted, repeating line have otherwise been left out. A very few spellings have been modernized, and typographic errors corrected.
The following are excerpts only from this songbook, which included many songs with no specifically Masonic content: traditional church hymns, chants, popular ballads, and so forth. Of the 116 songs and instrumental pieces, 24 are included here; they can be identified by the hyperlinks in the Table of Contents.
If a more precise rendition is required, a photocopy of the book is available online at Google Books: Page 4 was an imprimateur from the MWGM of New York, page 5 is the title page; be forewarned, because of confusion between song numbering and page numbering, the page numbering is messed up in the Google Books file.
This book did not include any artwork. There were many music scores, including sections of instrumental pieces without lyrics. An indexes of first lines of only those songs included in this selection has been compiled at the end of this file.
THE
containing
of
Polar Star Lodge No. 245, F. & A. M.
Copyrighted by W. H. JANES, 1898.
34 PARK ROW, N. Y.,
1898.
| subject. | page. |
| OPENING. | |
|---|---|
| Blest be the tie that binds, | 4 |
| Come brothers of the plumb and square, | 3 |
| Come craftsmen assembled, | 2 |
| From east to west, o'er land and sea, | 6 |
| Glad hearts to Thee we bring, | 1 |
| Within our temple met again, | 4 |
| CLOSING. | |
| Come, brothers, ere to-night we part, | 4 |
| Farewell till again we welcome the time | 2 |
| From east to west, o'er land and sea, | 6 |
| Good-night, my brothers all, | 5 |
| Hail Universal Lord, | 1 |
| Let songs of endless praise, | 4 |
| Now the day is over, | 5 |
| We met in love, we part in peace, | 3 |
| We meet upon the level and part upon the square, | 6 |
| INITIATING. | |
| RECEPTION. | |
| Brothers, now behold a stranger here, | 13 |
| Behold how good and how pleasant it is, | 15 |
| Far from the world's cold strife and pride, | 14 |
| In the beginning God created, | 16 |
| If with all your hearts, | 10 |
| Jehovah, Great Jehovah lead us, | 11 |
| Lead kindly Light, | 7 |
| O Thou, whose power, | 8 |
| O Lead me, | 13 |
| Seek ye the light, | 12 |
| Spirit of Power and Might behold, | 14 |
| While Thee we seek, Protecting Power, | 9 |
| RESPONSES. | |
| Glory be to Thee, O Lord, | 18 |
| Lord have mercy upon us, | 18 |
| O Lord have mercy, | 19 |
| O Holy Light | 17 |
| Send out Thy Light, | 18 |
| MARCHES. | |
| March, Bridal | 20 |
| March | 21 |
| PASSING. | |
| Abide with me, fast falls the eventide, | 22 |
| Bless now, O Father, thy servant here, | 25 |
| Deign Thou this covenant to approve, | 27 |
| Grant, Lord, Thy blessing, | 24 |
| O rest in the Lord, | 23 |
| O welcome, brother, to our band, | 28 |
| Then shall the righteous shine, | 26 |
| Thus He showed me, and behold, | 29 |
| RESPONSES. | |
| O rest in the Lord, | 23 |
| Praise the Lord our God, | 31 |
| Grant that I may keep, | 31 |
| Let Thine hand help me, | 31 |
| Glory be to God for evermore, | 31 |
| MARCHES. | |
| Marches | 32 |
| SECOND SECTION. | |
| Be thou, O God, exalted high, | 36 |
| Mid Pleasures and Palaces (Home, sweet Home) | 35 |
| O say can you see (Star Spang. Banner), | 34 |
| RAISING. | |
| RECEPTION | |
| Dangers of every form attend, | 41 |
| Be Thou with me, | 40 |
| Holy, Holy, Holy, though the darkness hide Thee, | 37 |
| Holy Lord God, | 38 |
| My God, my Father, while I stray, | 41 |
| Remember now Thy Creator, | 42 |
| MARCHES. | |
| Marches, | 50 |
| SECOND SECTION. | |
| Be thou faithful unto death, | 47 |
| Far from my Heavenly Home, | 48 |
| Lord of my life, Thou guardian dear, | 26 |
| Look down, O Lord, | 49 |
| Nearer my God to Thee, | 48 |
| Solemn strikes the funeral chime, | 54 |
| The Lord thy prayer attend, | 46 |
| INSTRUMENTAL | |
| 63-73 | |
| SOCIAL. | |
| Annie Luurie, | 74 |
| Ben Bolt | 76 |
| Lost Chord, | 78 |
| Massa's in de Cold Ground, | 96 |
| My Old Kentucky Home, | 86 |
| Nancy Lee, | 90 |
| Ole Folks at Home, | 94 |
| Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, | 82 |
| Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot, | 28 |
| Sleep, Gentle Darling | 87 |
| Sweet and Low | 85 |
| The Old Oaken Bucket, | 75 |
| The Old, Old Home, | 77 |
| The Sailor's Farewell | 84 |
| Then You'll Remember Me, | 88 |
| The Heart Bowed Down, | 92 |
| NATIONAL. | |
| God Bless Our Native Land, | 1 |
| PRAISE. | |
| With one consent let all the earth, | 36 |
| INSTALLING. | |
| Behold in the East our new Master | 62 |
| ANNIVERSARY. | |
| As days and years roll silent by, | 61 |
| Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot, | 28 |
| LAYING CORNER STONE. | |
| Placed in form, the Corner Stone, | 62 |
| DEDICATING. | |
| Thou who art God alone, | 61 |
| CONSTITUTING. | |
| O with due reverence let us all, | 36 |
| CONSECRATING. | |
| Master Supreme, accept our praise, | 36 |
| FUNERAL ODES. | |
| Asleep, O Brother, blessed sleep, | 57 |
| Art thou weary, art thou languid, | 49 |
| Blest are the departed, | 59 |
| Come unto Me, saith One, and be at rest. | 58 |
| Lord the Saviour of my Soul. | 54 |
| Nearer my God to Thee, darkness be over | 48 |
| No shadows yonder | 55 |
| Rock of Ages cleft for me, | 57 |
| Out of the deep have I called, | 60 |
| Solemn strikes the funeral chime, | 54 |
| DOXOLOGY. | |
| Be Thou, O God, exalted high, | 36 |