THE FIVE POINTS
SYMBOLISM
by
Bro. N. A. McAulay
The
Builder, Anamosa, Iowa, October, 1916
Foot to
foot that we may go,
Where
our help we can bestow:
Pointing
out the better way,
Lest our
brothers go astray.
Thus our
steps should always lead
To the
souls that are in need.
Knee to
knee, that we may share
Every
brother's needs in prayer:
Giving
all his wants a place,
When we
seek the throne of grace.
In our
thoughts from day to day
For each
other we should pray.
Breast
to breast, to there conceal,
What our
lips must not reveal;
When a
brother does confide,
We must
by his will abide.
Mason's
secrets to us known,
We must
cherish as our own.
Hand to
back, our love to show
To the
brother, bending low:
Underneath a load of care,
Which we
may and ought to share.
That the
weak may always stand,
Let us
lend a helping hand.
Cheek to
cheek, or mouth to ear,
That our
lips may whisper cheer,
To our
brother in distress:
Whom our
words can aid and bless.
Warn him
if he fails to see,
Dangers
that are known to thee.
Foot to
foot, and knee to knee,
Breast
to breast, as brothers we:
Hand to
back and mouth to ear,
Then
that mystic word we hear,
Which we otherwise conceal,
But on
these five points reveal.
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