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ORIGINAL SONGS,

WITH

APPROPRIATE SENTIMENTS,

WRITTEN FOR THR

V.

ORDER OF ODD ^FELLOWS,

MEMBER OF THE BUD OF FRIENDSHIP LODGE,

CALNE,

WILTS.

Thenletus pray,thatcomeitmay, Ascomeitwill fora'that,

When

senseand wortho‘cra'theearth Shallbearthegreeanda'that.

Fora'thatanda’that, It'scomingyetfora^’that.

When

manandmanthewarldo'er Shallbrothers beanda'that.

Borns.

CALNE:

R. BAILY, PRINTER.

To George

Page, Esquire,

THE

PRESIDENT,

TREASURER, AND

TRUSTEE,

orIHX

CALNE WIDOW AND ORPHANS* FUND

SOCIETY,

AMD AN

HONORARY MEMBER

orTHX

“BUD OF FRIENDSHIP

LODGE,"

orTHI

INDEPENDENT ORDER

OF

ODD FELLOWS,

M. U.

SllANDBkOTHXR,

In offering to

my

Lodge,andtheManchester Unityin general, thissmallcollectionof simple songs,I feelmuch pleasurein inscribingthemtoyou, not only as amarkof

my

estimation of a highly respected friend,but asanacknow- ledgementof

my

admiration of thoseprincipleshefirsttaught

me

to venerate.Could1hereinsertthenumeroustestimonies Ihave,ofthezealandabilitywithwhich you haveadvocated thoseprinciples,andthe disinterestedattachmentyou have ever manifestedforthecauseofOddFellowship,1would do so;butlestIshouldbedeemedguilty ofadulationbythose who knowyounot,Iwillconfinemyselfto the assertion,that theman whoby precept and example points thepathto

happiness andprosperity,is inevery way deserving the respectandgratitude ofan enlightenedcommunity.

Indays of turbulence anddisaffection likethese,when

talentandmischiefareleagued with cunningandcraft,surely thereisnoslightmeedof praiseduetohim who,inFriendship, Lovk,and

TRUTH,

wouldremove thepinchingwant and honest poverty, which the designingavail themselves of asanincentive to evil^:

—

^noright-thinkingmanwillentertain a doubt aboutit;and therefore,toyouSir,as afirmsup- porter ofour bestinstitutions, andanOrderthatisas well knownforitsdevotedloyaltyasit isforitsextentandcharity, Idedicate

my

humblelays,asthe bestmeansofensuringfor theman indulgentreception, andthesuccess of thatcause forwhichthey are expresslywritten.

Ihavethehonorto be, Sirand Brother, Your'siu thebondsof theOrder,F. L.

&

T.

A

MEMBER

OftheBudofFriendship Lodge.

No. 3102.

Cai.nk, Wilts,

November30th, 1843,

ORIGINAL SONGS.

No.

1.

BID

thesoldierdonhishelm,

And

hissabrelet

him

wield,

To

guardhis sovereign’srealm,

Upon

the tented^field

:

LetSt.George’sbannerfly

Over wide and^turbidseas,

To

brave,asithas donefor aye,

The

battleandthebreeze.

Chorus.

But^brothers,

we

willhand andheart unitein thisourcause, Soshall

we

work ourmutualgood and gain the world’s

applause.

2 Therearethose

who deem

us odd,

And

so

we

arein sooth,

We

^honorthose

^who

^{under God,}

Defendhissacred truth:

We

love our country’scause,

We

succour those

who

^need,

We

keepthe peace,obeythe laws,

And

thus we’reoddindeed.

Chorus —

B

ut brothers,

wc

will,Ac.

SONGS COMPOSED FOR THE

G

3

Then

brothersfillithigh, Fillhigh thecrystalbowl,

Let loveandfriendship lighteacheye,

And

reasonfireeachsoul

:

Letthose

who know

^usnot, In every climeconfess,

Odd

Fellows are agloriouslot,

Sohere’sto

them

success.

Chorus —

^Butbrothers,

^we

^will,&c.

No.

2.

There’snoughtinevery stage oflife,

However

long

we

^languish,

But^grief,andcare,and^toil,andstrife,

To

addtomentalanguish

;

Butyet,

Odd

^Fellows,you’ll find, asmellows

A

lifeof such^disorder,

Thereisa boon,willhealallsoon, In our united Order.

Chorus —

^Butyet,

^Odd

Fellows, &c.

ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

7

We

seethehardyprostratefall,

With

alltheir caresaround them,

And

horrors,thatwoulde’enappal

The

stout,too soon surround

them

;

Buthereonebrotherassistsanother,

And

allare kindly tended,

TherearenothandsinEurope’s lands Likeours,sosoon extended.

Chorus —

Buthereonebrother,&c.

3

When

factiousknavesdisturbtheState,

And

plot theirschemesoftreason,

The

wisest

way

istoabate Mistakenzealwithreason

;

’Tisthus theOrderthroughout the border,

Was

never

known

tofalter,

When

evilanddesigningmen,

Have

menacedthrone oraltar.

Chorus —

’Tisthus the Order, &c.

4

Then

if

we

help theneedypoor,

And

oftbefriendthestranger,

The

wealthy

may

feeldoublysure,

They

neednot

deem

itdanger

To

stand besideus,toaidandguideus,

And

holdusanensample, Forevery uprighthonest

man To

takeforanexample.

Chorus — To

stand besideus,&c.

8

SONGS COMPOSED FOR THE

No. 3

.

A

brightbrimming

bumper come

fillfillforme, beteveryonedrink ns aman,

For,upon

my word

brothers, I can’tbeartosee

A

jinglingandhalfemptycan

;

Rpjr

now

^Ishallgiveyouthetoastofray heart,

And mind

thatyoneachoneaccordher.

The

pledge thatIaskforthebonnysweet.heart,

And

thewile ofe$ch

man

^ofour Order. _ 2

We

drink toourQueen,

whom God

blesswithlonglife,

And

hersweetfittkcherubsoflove, ^"v

/

Our

Queen shewsto everygood

Odd

Fellow’swife

Hie

dutiesshelearnsfrom above

:

She

honorsherhusband* the Prince ofhersoul.

And

therefore,

eome

brothers accordher,

The

heartfeltgoodwishesyou’ll find inthebowl That youdrain totheQueenof our Order.

3

Then

oncemorefinhigh,’tisthelast glassIetehn, ForI

am

sureyouwilljoin

me

withglee, Thereisnota worthier, noblername,

Than

thatof Prince Albert thefree

;

He’s a patternfor

men

^ofhishigh highestate,

And

Iwishthat

we

had somerecorder,

To

enterPrinceAlbert,thegood andthegreat,

As

a brother of ourLoyalOrder.

Loyal Order,

To

enterPrinceAlbert,thegoodandthegreat,

A

brother of our Loyal Order.

ORDER OF ODD ^FELLOWS.

⁹

No

.

4

.

Therearethose

who

prize riches,andstation,andweatHl,

And some who

e’enstoop to obtain

them

bystealth

;

But

forme,Ihold something

much

dearerthanall, 'TistheCaine

Bud

of Friendship,whosesweetsneverpall,

Whose

sweetsneverpall,

Whose

sweetsneverpall,

,TistheCaine

Bud

of Friendship,whosestreetsneverfMll.

2

As

therosesof Sharon,oncebeauteousinbloom,

Shed

rich o’erthe landscapetheirfragrant perfume,

May

theyoung

Bud

of Friendshipe’re flourish like these,

And

lendto oldEnglandasbalmyabreeze,

Chorus — ^As

^{balmyabreeze,Ac.}

3

And

ye

who

attenditlike

husbandmen

well, Letit

bloom or

thedowp,letitflowerinthe ddl,

Have

a care thatnodullblastsof maliceprevail,

To

checkitsyoung growthoritsbeautiesassail,

Chprus^-Ot

itsbeautiesaaiatt,

4

And

then

when

you’reold,youwillcertainlysee Your

Bud

fromasprig,prove afinehardytree,

Thatshallspreado’erthe gray locks thatoncegaveitaid, Inwinteritsshelter, ip

summer

itsshade,

Chorus—

In

w

a

nmar

ifrabode,fe.

10

SONGS COMPOSED FOR THE

No.

5.

The

tee-totallertellsus,a poor simplesoul, There’s nothing but poisonineachbrimmingbowl*

Butthe

Odd

Fellow’sanswershould alwaysbe sueh*

As

wouldprove that the dangeristaking toomuch.

2

Ifyoulookforexampleto history’spage*

You’llfindthat the wisestwerewontto assuage Theirthirst,ortheiranguish,withwine,rubyWitte,i

It'sthe choicest ofliquids,indeed’tisdivine.

3

Then

brothers,fillupto thebrimeveryglass, We’ll drink to the wifeandthekind-heartedlass,

Thatlovesan

Odd

Fellowandvaluestheman, Thatacts asheought,andcantoss off hiscan.

4

Butthose

who

like betterJohnBarleycorn’sjuice,

May

drink without dreading the wiseman’sabuse

;

As

againinthefaceof theworld

we

assert, Thatthemoderateuse of strongalecannothurt.

5

And

those

who

likebettergoodspirits,

may

^drink, Withoutthe dreadfearof eternity'sbrink, ^>

Providedthey quaff

them

as

Odd

Fellows should.

And

topegoodold^spiritstokeepspiritsgood. ^•'

4

Then

letthetee-totaller,poor simplesoul, Believe thereispoisonineach brimmingbowl,

Butasforgoodfellows,they laughatsuchstuff, ⁷

They

candrinkandleaveoff

when

they'veellhad enough.

ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

No

. e.

Brothers,letnsallunite,

Hand

heartfor

wed and

woe, ^..f

Can

a nobler causeinvite? H

Study we may

answer,no! r-A

We

ⁱⁿthousands,canagree,

To

dwellin socialmirthandglee, ^{. ;1}

And

forwardstandaunity. ^' - f

Hand

heartforweelandwoe.

2 Peersandprincesdwellin state,

Brothers,

mark

! ’tiswellthey should,

The

higheryouexaltthegreat,

The

moreconspicuousistheirgood;

But

we

inhumble freedom may, Jogalonglife'sbeatenway, Contentandhappierfarthanthey.

Hand

heartforweelandwoe.

3

Men who know

us not

may

think,

Ah

_!poordeludedelves, All

we

havetodoisdrink,

Or

inlodge enjoyourselves:

But why

onfollythuseidatge,* ^{t r» >}

Fenced withtroth

andwasonV

targe, ^{'> 1-} on

We

defy softdae

a

charge. *’'**'-*

Ah

!poor deludedelves. “ _{> .} .i e l

^

12 S

OmS COMPOSED FOE THE

• 4

What we

simplydo

»

this.

Hand

heartfor

weelcrwoe,

^/

Punishthose

who

doamiss*

Or

pointthepath that they shouldgo

;

And when

agood

man

sinks tosleep,

We

dry thetears hismourners weep, His

widow

andhisbabes

we

keep.

Hand

heartforweeland woe.

No.

7.

When

the Eagles ofItalyhoveredo'erCkerhiU,

And

Studley could boast ofastrongholdof

Rome, When

theRavenof

Denmark

foreboded theperil,

Of

Britons,

who

cherish'doldCaine astheir

home

;

What was

leftthenforEngland butrapineandplunder,

And

wherewasthepeace that

men

anxiously sought,

The

foeman hadruthlesslyrivenasunder

The

tiesthat thelife-bloodof britons

had

bought.

2

Butsee

now

thecontrast,

Rome

shorn of herglory, Succumbsto theLeopard*of Albionin fear,

And

hersonshave oncetold toproud

Denmark

astory, /

They

trembled midst bloodandinthundertohoar

:

•TheLeopardwasthesupporterof the armsofking Henrythe Eighth,whoshookoffRomanawayInChurch andState.

ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

13

ForEnglandhasgloriously

won

the world’s freedom, Shehasdashedtothe dust therilechainofthestore,

And now

she holds out tothenationsthatneed’em, ^:

The

rightsandprotectionher forefathers gave.

3

Butseefromthemidstofthisbright flame of beauty,

A

jetof transcendent refhlgence appear, Thatlightsevery

warm

hearted briton toduty

HeknowB

tobehonor,hefeelstobedear

;

Thatbrightflameisfriendship,the

bond

of

Odd

Fellows, Itunites

them

foreverinlove

and

in truth,

And

therefore,

we

neednot thelawtocompelus,

To

succour our aged,andfosterouryouth.

No

.

8

.

I’ve

roamed

e’re

now

in Oilstonedell,

Where many

alimpidmountain stream Leapsgladlyfromitsrockycell,

To

catch the sun’smfidgentbeam;

And

thereI’verovedbeneathitsshade.

With

griefandworldlyearn oppeest,

And

thoughteach dashing wild cascade.

An emblem

of

my

troubledbreast.

2

And

there I’vefelt

how

soonagain,

’Twouldbe

my

hardrelentlesslot,

To

launchuponlife’sturbidmain.

And

quit thissweet sequesteredspot;

14

SONGS COMPOSED FOR THE

And

thereINreenviedevery^rill,

Each

bush, eachtree,and moas-grownstone,

The

simplecotandrustic mill,

And

allwithin that dinglelone,

3

ButIhaveseen therewinningsmiles That

beamed

on

me

fromhappiereyes,

And

learntfromtheirendearingwiles.

To

prize

more

dearandlovely ties;

And now

I feeltheworldisnoqght,

Nor

e’enthe sweets ofCaktone^grove.

Unless unitedwiththethought

Of

her,

whom

^thereIlearnttolove.

No.

9.

When

othersrounduscancombine,

To

seektheirmutualgood,

The

cause that shouldmostbrightlyshine, Should bebest understood.

Then

brothers,join in thisourplan.

And

^letouractsshewforth,

The

upright independent

man We

valuefox hisworth.

2

Odd

Fellows shouldbefirmandtrue,

For’tisa noble cause

To

spread the precepts thatimbue

A

reverenceforthe laws.

Chorus — ^Then

brothers, join,&c.

ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

1$

3

An

orderbased ontruthandlove,

Can

surely only tend

To

shewthe world,anddailyprove, That worlditwouldbefriend.

Chorus —

Sobrothers, join,fyc.

4

Then

lettheknave andscoffer smile, ^v4 'Twill surelybring

them

ruth

Ifsuch canfeel, iftheyrevile f ^{* --}

Our

Friendship, Love,andTruth. ^{• '- *}

Chorus —

Sobrothers, join,Ac. ^>

v

^{* •} -#i

- : \ t ^-i:<; < ^«

No.

10.

When

the heartwithgriefisriven, ^{j ^}

Where

thenthebalmi Itsoneeds,

when

want hathdriven

Far,peaceand calm$

What

shallthenstay woe’sinfection, ^*

When

thetearof strongaffection Tellsthe troubledsoul's dejection, ^•

Where

thenthebalm?

2

^{, . .} : v „ L

r When

thefondbereaved mother,

^

.s ,

Seeksthenthe balm, ') */.

Chokingsighshergriefto smother,

Where

thenthecalm

16

SONGS COMPOSED FOR THE

Sheso needsforbabes deserted?

Ina worldofgoodperverted, Clasping

them

halfbrokenhearted.

Where

thenthebake?

3

’Tisinbondslikeours,

my

brothers, Suchfindthebalm, Orphanssmile,and widow'd mothers

Find peaceand calm

;

When

byheartlessfriendsneglected, Leftalone,they sinkdejected, 'Tisbyus they are protected,

Herethen'sthe balm.

No.

11.

Awake

friends,awake,tothe cause

we

revere,

To

thespread of the precepts

Odd

Fellowsholddear,

As who

can gainsaythem,or dare todisown,

They

guardnot thealtar,they propnotthethrone.

Odd

Fellows areloyal,

Odd

Fellows aretrue,

Odd

Fellowsare steady.

Firm, staunch,andready,

As

friends in distress,andpras

p

^witytap.

2

They

heednot the taunts of the simple,

who

sneer

At

thetiesthat unitethem,as myttic, amdetr.

Fortheyfeelthat they're

bound

bothinheart

and

inhand.

To

strive forthegoodof their

own

father-land.

Chorus — ^Odd

Fellows areloyal,fcc.

OftDBR O* OBD FELLOWS*

17

a

Then

Englishmenjoin inourQrderthatvies

With

othersindeeds of / ,,

And

help us toshewtothedftiliaedwoflld*

a

Thatvirtueissafe'neathour bannerunfurl'd.

Odd

Fellows areloyal,

Odd

Fellows aretrue,

Odd

Fellows aresteady, Firm, staunch,andready.

To

be

Mends

in distressandprosperitytoo,

No. 12

.

N.

6. the bright smiles that arebeamingaround, Arethose ofrighthearty

Odd

^Fellows,

And

I'llventure tosay,inthewide worldaround.

You

cannot

tad men

to excelus:

N.

6.,N. O.

we

arerich,

we

^areloyal,andtrue,

The

promoters ofvirtueandorder.

And we

trustinourV. 6.andalso inyou.

To

punish theslightest disorder.

2

The Mason may

liveifhelikes

m

thesquarcv

And

theworldit

may

revel inriot* ^

But

the

Odd

Fellow's objeet

and

laudablecare.

Istoset

an

example ofquiet

:

N.6.,N.G.

may

the good,

and

the honest,

and

just, Unitethen,as

Mends

to the Order,

And

then

we

shall flourish

and

triumph, Itiiist,

Overmischief,andwant,

and

disorder.

c

18

SONGS COMPOSED FOR THE

No.

IS.

Full

many

awearyyearhadfled,

Of

life’sallottedspan,

E’reI

had

learnt

what

friends foretold

Would

wait

me

asa

man

;

And

longIlaugh’datworldlycares,

And

smiledatfortune’sfrown, Until1foundmisfortune’stares

Were

thicklyround

me

strown.

2

The

dangers of theworldI’dbraved

Had

trodfarforeign strands,

And many

atrusty friend I’dsaved

From

care, inother lands;

Butitat last

came home

tome,

Isaw

them

round

me

fall,

And

then,alas!I learnttosee Thatgriefsthelotofall.

3 Ilook’dabroadonallmankind,

And

mark’d with mentalpain,

The

vilestpassionswere combined,

To work

a worthless gain

;

Whilewant andevilraged around, It

wrung me

tothecore,

To

see,whereplenteousgiftsabound,

Men

beg fromdoor to door.

ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

19

4

Then

thoughIboast not power,norfame,

Nor

wealth,

my

heart tosteel Against

my

soul’sindignantshame, Forthose

who

willnotfeel;

Ihavearightandnoble cause

To

nerve

my

^feeblemight,

And

hereI

vow

I willnotpause TillIdefenditsright.

5

My

cause can help the simple poor,

Can

aidthe honestman,

Can

peaceandcomfort wellsecure,

When

sickness lays

him wan

:

It driesthetearsofwidow’d^grief,

And

kindlyleadstheyoung

To

lisp theirinnocentbelief In God, withartlesstongue.

6

Then

let

me

callon good andgreat;

The

rich,thepriest,thepeer*

To

^{lend themightofhighestate}

To

propa cause so dear

;

And

ifI’maskedtopoint the

way

Thatleadstosuchanend,

Odd Fellowship,

Iboldlysay,

To

allthat’sgoodwill tend.

20

SONGS COMPOSED FOR THE

No. 14

.

Thattollingbell,thattollingbell, Ispealingoutsome dead man’sknell,

And

whilstitssolemn soundIhear, Itseemstoshake

my

soulwithfear.

2

Fear!

what

haveItofearbelow, ThatIshoulddread thatsoundofwoe,

My

pathisopen,andthe smile

Of

allIlove,can carebeguile.

3

Forshoulditbeordain’d

my doom To

sink intoanearlytomb, Thereisa rockon whichI trust,

The

bondsof deathandhellcanburst.

4

And

ifforher

who

reignssupreme,

The

fairyof

my

younglove’sdream, Ihavea care

— _my Lodges arm

Has

strengthtoguard

my own

_{from harm.}

5

And

thusI feelsupremelyblest,

’TisthusIlull

my

carestorest,

And

find

Odd

Fellowship imparts

A

soothingbalmtoanxioushearts.

ORDER OP ODD FELLOWS.

21

No. 15

.

When

deathhathlaidafriendorbrother

On

thatdarkcoldbier,

Where

widow'dwivesand

many

a mother,

Drop

thebitter tear

;

Then

in silent griefandsorrow,

We

bear

him

to histomb, Thinkingours

may

beto-morrow, Suchanotherdoom.

2

And

ifto-morrow's sun shouldfind us,

Wrapt

in thatlongsleep, Leavingallourfriendsbehindus, O'erourgraves toweep, Wo'n'titbea sweetreflection,

As we

closeoureyes,

To

havethe Order'skindprotection, Forour dearestties?

3

Come,

whilelifeandhealthavail us, Letus

now

invite

Men

ofevery creed tohail us,

As

thefriendsof right

;

Then when

Death,theruthless tyrant, Claims usas hisown,

The

grave, tosomesodreadandsilent,

*

We

shall

deem

ahome.

22 SONGS COMPOSED FOR THE

No

^. 16.

On

theopeningofa

New

Lodge.

An Odd

Fellow’stemplethisdayiserected,

And

itsaltarwe’veraisedonLove, Friendship,andTruth, Forwithinitsdearprecinctsthe sadanddejected,

Must

uniteinthe smilesandthe pleasures of youth.

2

We know

noughtofdiscord,

we

suffernot malice

To

darken thedoorof

Odd

Fellowship’sfane,

But

we

fillforeachfriendfromitsbrightbrimmingchalice,

The

cupofaffection

we

press

him

to drain.

3

O

’tissweettothesoul to

mark

unitybeaming In eyes thataretell-talesof happinesstoo,

And

to seethe bright tear-drop of gratitudegleaming Inbrilliancy, rivalingsunny May's dew.

4

Then,

0

!

may

thistemple,thislodge of our Order,

Whose

symbolsareholy,whose emblemsarepeace, E’re takeforitsidol, itsguide,anditswarder, That God,whoseprotectionof rightcannotcease.

No.

17.

0

^! couldIbutseethatthe greatwouldnot scorn

The

pleasuresandvirtuesthatpoor

men

adorn,

How

soonwouldthey shake the darkscalesfromtheireyes,

And

learnthepoor

man

andhis virtuestoprize.

ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

23

2

For wealthisa bauble,andgreatnessabubble, Attended withdiscord, dissention,andtrouble, But

want

withthepoor man,tho’sad,anddistressing, Leadsoften to peace,andcontentment,

and

blessing.

3

Men

asknotforalms

when

theirlaboriswealth.

They

seeknotforhelpwithemployment andhealth,

But when

sicknessdeprives

them

of both,thenafriend

They

lookfor forthose

whom

they cannot defend.

4

Then

ye

who

arenobleandgreatinthe land, Stretchoutin theirneedthe Samaritan’s hand,

And

lend

them

yourinfluence,give

them

yourgold, Theirbestandtheirdearestfrom wanttouphold.

5

Forsee the brightstarthathasrisenonhigh,

And

shinesinthe zenith of everyman’ssky,

To

lightenhispaththro’ this valleyoftears,

And

chasefromhis

bosom

acruelworld’sfears.

6

Thatstaris

Odd

Fellowship,gloriousandgreat, Likea key-stone securing the arch of the State,

Or

apillarerected to FriendshipandLove,

Whose

foundations malevolence nevershallmove.

7

Then

hasten tohailityegreat, rich,

and

poor, It willhurldesolation

away

from eachdoor,

And

giveto the honest, thesober,

and

true,

The

respectand esteemthattovirtueisdue.

24

SONGS COMPOSED FOE THE

No. 18

.

There'sgloriousnewsinlodgeto-night,

So

without further^parley,

I'llsingwith all

my

heartand might HurrahforbrotherCharlie.

Itstrue he's tender,and^eft

m

andefeiufer,

ButI'llbe

bound

to eathim, Ifyou^{don’tfindhe’sjust}andkind,

And

worth ajovial greeting,

Then come Odd

Fellows,inflateyourbellows,

And

singbothlateandearly,

Here's healthandwealth, successandpelf,

To

leetlebrotherCharlie.

2

'TistrueaStewart heldhiscrown, ButlikeKing Jamesbefore him,

He

^{fromhisthroneat last}

^came

^down,

And

Charliewalked

up

o'erhim.

And now

we'll toasthim, andjokeand^roasthim,

And

I'llbe

bound

toeathim,

Ifyoudon’tfindhe'sjustand^kind,

And

worthajovial greeting,

Then come Odd

^Fellows,

Mate

yourbellows,

And

singbothlateandearly,

Here's healthandwealth,suooess

and

pelf,

And

wha'B behost butCharlie.

ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.

25

No. 19

.

On

abrothermentioning hehadseen a Butterfly onFriday,

the8 thof December,1843.

Hail,beauteousreveller inasummer'ssun, Isnotthyrace oflifeandflutterrun?

How

^fleetthyglories,and

how

frailthyform,

To

brave theblastsofchillDecember'sstorm.

2

Thissunny day hathwarm'dthy torpidchill,

To

grace againthe

meadow

andthehill,

And now

thousportestmidst a winter's gloom, As thou wert wontinsummer'sbeauteous bloom.

3

Then

ifthekindandfost'ringhandofcare, Protectsthybeauties, delicateas rare, SureinthyselfalessonI

may

learn, Fraught withaninterestto a world's concern.

4

Tisthis

—

that goodness, boundless as'tiegreat, Temperstheblast toeach

and

everystate,

And

proves toman,thate'enaninsectfrail.

With

Heaven'spermission, braves a winter'sgale.

5

Odd

Fellows,brothers, let this insectteach

The

certaintruth ofwhatGod's servants preach, ThatfirmrelianceontheFountofLove, Willfitasoul to flaunt inrealms above.

D

26

SONGS

THE AUTHOR'S PAJtEWELL TO HIS LODGE, AN

IMITATION OF

One qf

Lord

Byron’s

Hebrew

Melodies.

Farewell toye,brothers,bute'reIdepart, Acceptat

my

handsthe

warm

thanks of

my

heart,

And

believethatyourkindness,wheree're I

may

roam, Will lead

me

^{to lookon}

my

Lodgeas

my

home.

2

ForthereIfirstvow'dtobeloyalandtrue

To my

God,and

my

queen, to

my

country,andyou,

And

aslongas

my

heart in

my bosom

shallbeat, That

vow

I'llrevere,anditspromiserepeat.

3

And

then

when

Igotothewide worldofmen,

To

buffetthetideofitssurface again, 1 shall look, asthetempesttost sailor distrest,

To

theCaine

Bud

of Friendship,

my

haven ofrest.

BadofFriirifeipLodgo,Gftkie.

December9.UH3*

AND SENTIMENTS.

27

SENTIMENTS.

1. The Queen

—

^thefirstinplace, thefirst inpower,

and

thefirst intheloyal

Odd

Fellows⁹8 affection.

2. ThePillarsof^{the Order,}

and Bonds

ofthe Unity.

3. The Bonds of^theOrder

— ^may

^{theyhe assoftassilk,}

butasstrong as adamant.

4.

May

an

Odd

Fellow* sLodgebe the Palaceqf^{Love, the} Sanotuary qf^Truth,

and

the Temple ofFriendship.

5.

May

Friendship triumph over Malice, Truth over Falsehood,and LoveoverEnmity

and

Evil.

6.

May

the principlesof

Odd

Fellows beas

weU known

as they should be as universally practised.

7.

May

^Truth promote Unity, Unity foster Friendship, andFriendship ripenintoLove.

8.

May

^the order qf^thisOrderbe so ordered, that the dis-orderqfthe dis-orderly

may

never

dkorder

the orderofthisOrder

.

9. The

Good

Ship

— Odd

Fellowship,*

may

she be steered with discretion, handled withskill,

and

defended withfirmness.

10. The compass qf

Odd

Fellowship,with thecardinal virtuesfor^{itscardinalpoints.}

11.

May

the

Buds

_qfFriendship be the Flowers qf

Odd

Fellowship.

12. Temperance,Sobriety, andRectitude,thewatchwords qftheOrder.

13.

May Odd

Fellowship beaspreeminently distinguished fortheoddityofitsattachmentto allthat ishigh andnoble, as it is

now

oddtofinditunited with

evilandunworthiness.

28

SENTIMENTS CONTINUED.

14.

May

all

who

_fthrough ignoranceof^{itsprinciples},revile ordespise

Odd

Fellowship,be speedilyconvinced oft

and

amend,their error.

15.

May

thelifeofevery

Odd

Fellow be as smooth as glass,asclearas crystal, andas happyas the dove.

16.

May Odd

Fellows never forgettheir God, deserttheir country_,forsaketheirneighbours,nordisgracethem-

selves.

17.

May

thesuccessof

Odd

Fellowship astonish the world.

18.

May Odd

Fellows ever feel theholinessoftheirbonds

,

the sanctity of their ties, and the importance of theirduties.

19. The

way

tobehappy

—

TheHigh

Road

of

Odd

Fellows

,

may

itnever be renderedrugged bythe flintyhard- nessofstonyhearts.

20. TheOfficersof our Lodge, and

may

the faithfuldis- charge of^theirduties bring with it therewardso dearto everygood

man —

^{an honestpride in well-}

doneduty.

21.

May we

never cancela

PAGE from

^ourLodgeBooks.

22.

May

F. L.andT.befelt, learned,andtaught.

23.

May

the suspended becomehigh intheestimationof brothers.

24. The

Board — may

itneverreceiveaFrenchpolish.

25. Open handsinopenlodges.

26.

May

the pleasuresof an

Odd

Fellow behis duties.

27.

May

everyN. G. bev. g.andevery V. G. N.G.

CONCLUSION.

29

MY work

isdone, Igivetheworld

my

lays, Idread not censure,and^Iask notpraise;

I

am

nohirelingsycophanttofawn

Upon

mankind,or feedon venom'sspawn.

My

bookiswritten,and1only ask

The

blessing of our

God

torestupon

my

task;

Ye who

wouldreaditthink

when

yebegin't

“

A

book's a book, althoughthere'snothingin't;"

And

ifa moralyoushouldfindtherein, Prayletitpleadfor

my

presumptuoussin, Ifyoushould

deem

itvanitytowrite In thehighcause ofallthat'sgood andright:

I

am

inheartandsoul,first, I'llconfess,

A

staunch

Odd

Fellow,nothingmorenorless

;

And how

that causeisgravenon

my

heart, Let

my

poorpen,andsimplewordsimpart Forit,inlanguage ofrespect, Isay

To

those

who

claimit fromtheirrankorsway;

Iwillbeplainandhonest

—

^{first,withyou}

—

Giving toCaesaralwaysCaesar’sdue, Yourisisastation raisedby God,to

show

That heo'er-rulesthewaysofallbelow;

Who

propsyourglory,and

who

givesyouhealth

To

liveinluxury,androllinwealth?

My

Ordertells

me God

inheaven gaveall,

The

free hisfreedom,andtheslave his thrall

;

Then,noble Peers,I'dhaveitunderstood,

We know

the value ofrightgentle blood,

We

feelinyou

we

haveaguarantee

Forallthat'sgood,forallthat'swiseandfree

;

And

thatthe mystictieof gentlebirth Shouldbe the guardian ofallmoralworth.

CONCLUSION.

30

Priests. PriestsofEngland, servants of the Lord, Captains ofChrist,

who

wieldhistwo-edged-assort.

Sonsof the

men who dew

histagunfurl'd, Higho’erthe crescentandthepagan worid;

You

haveaduty which

we know

isgreat, Butfarremoved fromworldly

pemp

andstate.

Known

only well towretchedmanners’lot,

Done

only well within thelowly

oat—

Go

seeksuchout, forsuchyour mastergreat, Thoughtnot too lowly dara Gad’sestate;

And we

have

known

a sainted

*

Bishoppray, Beside apoof

man

onthehard

worn

day.

Men. Men

ofBritain,

who

atease repose, Heedingaliketheworld

and

all itswoes

;

Think yeyourdutyyouto

God

fulfill,

By

shunningpovertyand

human

SB, No,Iwouldtellye thatgoodgiftsaregiven Fora wise purpose,byabounteousHeaven;

And

thatforeverytalentyepossess,

Good

must bedone,bethatgood

more

orless.

And

you,ye poorones,

who

life’scrooked

way

Isploddedon withtoilfrom dayto day,

Who

little

know

thegriefsthat riches shed,

And

eat,insweat,your hardearn’ddailybread

;

You owe

a duty toyour

God

and man,

* Theauthor has thefollowing anecdotefrom a cottager,and willvouchforitstruth. Thelate HonourableandRightReverend Dr.

RYDER,

Bishop ofLichfiei.d andCoventry, wentone day intoa cottagetopray withapoorman. Butjustas hewasaboutto kneel onthehard brickfloor,an inmate ranforapillow, which he gentlyandmildly refused,with aremark that deservesamoreoon- spiciousplacethan this note. ^•*Jesus Christ,

my

Master, never kneltuponapillow,indeedhehadnotwhereto layhishead."

CONCLUSION.

SI

'Which most bedone,ifyon would shunthebin Thatisentailedon brokenlawsandthose

Who

buy withsinon.sinahell'seternalwoes*

Ifthen

my

wordsarewordsof sobertruth,

And

we,induty,must ugive toothfortooth,"

Let

me

askall iftheyareactingwell,

And

^lettheanswereachman'sconsciencetell

;

And

if'tisduty to extend toall

A

generalgood

—

^{thenloudlylet}

me

call

On

every

man who

hasahearttofeel,

A

^livelyinterest inthe public weal,

To

aidour Order,andtotestitwell,

By

everymeansthe wisewouldseektotell

;

Ifit isbasedonwhatitsprecepts prove, ^{- i}

First,Friendshipdear,andthen,on Truth and Love:

Who

can denyit? None,

who know

its ties.

Who

canrevileit ? Surelynotthe wise_;

Who

can subvertit? None,itiatoostrong.

Alreadythousandstoitscause belong

;

And

theywillgivewith

me

thisguarantee, Itisnopaltryschemeofcharity, But agreatmeanstosavethe

human

^race

From many

anevilthathasstampeddisgrace

On

man,the lord ofallthe thing^*ofearth,

The

noblest creature ofcreation'sbirth—

Then,those

who

findtheyfeelthey’vegrace,to

own

Theylivenot onlyforthemselves alone,

Let

them

assumethe dearandsilkenband, Thatbinds

Odd

Fellowsboth

m

heartand hand,

And show

the nations ofa mightysphere, They Uve andlove,protect,obey,tad/ear.

INDEX.

³²

Song, No.1.

Air

.. TheInvincibles.

2.

—

^.. Who’ll be king butCharlie, 3.

—

^.. Theking,

God

blesshim.

4. ^*

—

.. The Yorkshireman.

5.

—

^.. The Roast Beef of OldEngland.

6.

—

..

Duncan

Gray.

7.

—

..

Round

Albion¹8lovedshores.

8.

—

.. Ye Banksand Braes

.

9.

—

..

Auld

longsyne

.

10.

—

.. Poor

Mary

Ann.

11.

—

.. Hearts ofOak.

12.

—

.. JollyNose.

13.

14.

—

.. ThoseEveningBells.

15.

—

..

Tom

Bowline.

16.

—

..

A

^Templetofriendship.

17.

18.

—

.. Who’ll be king but Charlie.

19.

20.

X. BAILY. PRINIIR, CALMX;