Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-05-05

There was an age, the coral isles proclaim,
When nymphs gliding DER the rolling main,
In mystic voice the flowing numbers count.
Ere Time brought to the haptsmal font
When sombre shades to earth no light disclosed.
TIL heavens creative voice the word imposed.
That made the circling globe a burning scene,
With fields and spreading meals of living green,
While glowing ranbows span the arch above,
Adorning both the cloud and leafy grove:
These all trace along the oceans mighty strand,
The power and wisdom of Omnifc hand:
Then man in depths Of solitude was found,
With heavens mandate written till the ground
His arched brow with heavenly beauty wreathd,
Int, his hand heavens gift bequeath'd,
And his head Il crown of glory bears.
Aud for glitring robe Gods image
Here then with labor he was doomd to toll,
His life of service the soil:
Along his path the thorn and thistle grew.
And near his head deaths winged arrows few:
No cheering voice FRATERNITY disclosed.
Nor on his mind one ray of hope reposed,
Till time its deep numbers did unfold,
The glowing truths by prophets spake of old.
Long ages by their kings and crowns adorned,
they ali had sped away unwept. unmourned
And uuiinkd hut By tyrants chain,
A nd for Il tyrtnt's pleasure suffered pain,
Cntil the lamp of truth again he sought,
And to his mind bright rays of wisdom brought;
Then heralls Ger the land they onward spread
The treasured symbols of both heart and head
Then from man to sages quickly rose,
Nor to the mind allowed the least repose,
Until the nights and lowest depths were scand.
Where lay meaning embems all embalmd.
The social germ implanted deep was found
To spread its branches all the ground
With genial light and frequent showers bestow'd,
From crimson'd petals sweetest fragrance fow'd,
Till earth and air and ghest heaven,
All wrapt in clouds of incense given.
Times wings again in rapid flight were spread,
To number generations with the dead,
When 10 mighty city upward grew.
With royal deeds and emhleais not few
And with paatial halls of great renown
And glit'ring jewels in golden crown
Queens
They sought Elysum in shady bower
No thought of brother growing in their hearts
But taught their hosts TO throw the poisond darts
At length star of fadeiess beauty shone
From whence it came or why it alone,
No pen describes, no marble works disclose,
No friend Drsakes-few foes will eer oppose:
Its light and luster beaming from the skies.
Where burns her fires with beans of angels eyes,
We now prolong the strain as more we scan,
That we may early bind the heart of man;
The silver chord that first ". here employ,
Is twnd from Friendship. Truth and holy joy.
The stranger in distress is sought and found
Then Mercy drops tear into each wound:
chain of golden links thereby is form'd,
And mans best name and nature are adorn'd.
Enshrin'd in love descending from the skies,
Herein the secret of our Order lies
When signals of distress truly given.
These fadeless tokens bathed in light of heaven,
Shine brightly, as actions truly prove,
Like glittering diamonds from the mine of Love.
We wear no plume from fields of carnage gan'd,
We bear no fame from dying tear drop draind,
Nc noin no laurel from u conquered prov,
We've slain victim Offering altar vow,
We offer ransom to no hero brave,
We serve tyrant abject slave:
To heavens high command alone we bow,
And at brothers altar pay our VOW.
Backward along the course OF time we trace
The deeds of kindness for our errng race,
When George the King Engiands mighty throne,
In robes of sceptered grandeur brightly shone,
Der Britain's ream-his subjects scattered wide,
A beaming star they view'd with glowing pride;
The name of Brother by its light they saw,
While tracing out the words-Fratrndt Ldw.
Io, an organic form it soon assum'd;
with truth and love the ambient air perfumd
Amid the noble Orders of our land,
Odd-Fellowship assumes the highest stand:
while others warmly boast their ancient right,
And sing Of Royal Arch and Templar knight,
In deeds of lore and mercy well begun
We Weld the palm to none beneath the sun.
In other days beyond the rolling flood,
There stood a moral hero brave and good.
His name engraved upon our heart and hand
In golden letters shall forever stand.
Thrice he crossed the oceans swelling wave,
And to our land this noble Order gave:
Fast to the boat Of life he firmly held,