Why I am a Mason
by J. Hulin
3-31-07
Why are you a Mason?
The man asked me.
Why is that something
that you desire to be?
Well I stood up straight
and looked him in the eye.
You want to know about what I am,
mister I'll tell you why.
Mason's are builders of men.
From good to better.
Brothers who know their work
and history to the letter.
We attend our lodge
to build a band
of friendship, brotherhood, and unity
to spread throughout this great land.
We go about our lives
with our working tools in hand.
Our honor goes before us.
By our obiligations we stand.
We give great thanks
for our lessons we learn.
To pursue knowledge in our
days ahead, is what we all yearn.
We are proud to be initiated,
passed, and raised.
So we may travel the road in the east
the Masons before us have blazed.
These A certificate Brothers
whose message and lectures are clear.
They whisper to us wise council
and pass it from mouth to ear.
Though the world may think us strange,
that we are shrouded in mystery.
To our traditions we hold true
for we are rooted in our history.
We say what we mean.
And mean what we say.
From the path of right conduct
and pure hearts, never will we stray.
We pursue our labors
during the course of the day.
And in our beds at night
we rest where we lay.
We meet with one another
in our aprons white.
Providing faith, hope, and charity
in our pursuit of light.
Until time catches up with us
and no longer passes by.
By the grace of God above
we will attend that Grand Lodge in the Sky.
And I say that is why I am a Mason.
And now my words are done.
Now a question for you sir,
Why aren't you one?
by J. Hulin
3-31-07
Why are you a Mason?
The man asked me.
Why is that something
that you desire to be?
Well I stood up straight
and looked him in the eye.
You want to know about what I am,
mister I'll tell you why.
Mason's are builders of men.
From good to better.
Brothers who know their work
and history to the letter.
We attend our lodge
to build a band
of friendship, brotherhood, and unity
to spread throughout this great land.
We go about our lives
with our working tools in hand.
Our honor goes before us.
By our obiligations we stand.
We give great thanks
for our lessons we learn.
To pursue knowledge in our
days ahead, is what we all yearn.
We are proud to be initiated,
passed, and raised.
So we may travel the road in the east
the Masons before us have blazed.
These A certificate Brothers
whose message and lectures are clear.
They whisper to us wise council
and pass it from mouth to ear.
Though the world may think us strange,
that we are shrouded in mystery.
To our traditions we hold true
for we are rooted in our history.
We say what we mean.
And mean what we say.
From the path of right conduct
and pure hearts, never will we stray.
We pursue our labors
during the course of the day.
And in our beds at night
we rest where we lay.
We meet with one another
in our aprons white.
Providing faith, hope, and charity
in our pursuit of light.
Until time catches up with us
and no longer passes by.
By the grace of God above
we will attend that Grand Lodge in the Sky.
And I say that is why I am a Mason.
And now my words are done.
Now a question for you sir,
Why aren't you one?
