Bibliography - Masonick Melodies, 1818

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Short Title Masonick Melodies, 1818 
Title Masonick Melodies 
Pages 204 
Publisher Rowe, T. 
Location DLC, MB, MWA/DLC M1900.M2 E13 
Date 1818 
Place Boston 
Data Place MB 8046.86 
Comments Music notation or reference 
First Line Page Verses
Let there be light! Th' Almighty spoke (fl)  9-11 
Great Architect! Supreme, divine (fl)  12 
Hail myster'ous, glor'ous science (fl)  13-16 
How great is the pleasure (fl)  17 
Offspring of Heav'n, mankind's best friend (fl)  18 
When earth's foundation first was laid (fl)  19-21 
Let masons ever live in love (fl)  21 
Arise, and blow thy trumpet, Fame! (fl)  22-24 
Let mason's fame resound (fl)  25 
Hail! Masonry divine! (fl)  26-27 
Hail; universal Lord! (fl)  28 
When or'ent wisdom beam's serene (fl)  29-31 
Glor'ous Art! Which fires the mind (fl)  32-33 
Ah, who that never felt can know (fl)  34-37 
Almighty Father! God of Love (fl)  38-40 
Is there a heart that never lov'd (fl)  41 
Hope thou nurse of young desire (fl)  42-43 
What is life, what is life of love bereft (fl)  44-48 
To our mystical art! (fl)  49 
In times of old date when, as stories relate (fl)  50-51 
Gather your roses while you may (fl)  52-53 
And must we part forevermore? (fl)  54-56 
Tis the last rose of summer (fl)  57 
No, never shall my soul forget (fl)  58-64 
Oh! Breathe not his name (fl)  64-65 
Peace to thy gentle shade (fl)  66-67 
Sweet is the mem'ry of the night (fl)  68-69 
Sweet minstrel, who to mortal ears (fl)  70-73 
Praise the grand master (fl)  74-75 
Hail, to the day! When assembled in union (fl)  76-78 
Let masonry from pole to pole (fl)  78-80 
Humanity's soft gentle band unites us to each other (fl)  81 
Mark Masters all appear before the chief o'erseer (fl)  82-84 
God bless the worthy band (fl)  84-85 
Rest, holy pilgrim, rest I pray (fl)  86-88 
Wind gentle evergreen to form a shade (fl)  89 
Hence forever, baneful sorrow (fl)  90-92 
Sweet is the vale where innocence resides (fl)  93-95 
Sweet is the lodge, where harmony resides (fl)  95 
When the Deity's word through all chaos was heard (fl)  96-97 
O, charity! Thou heav'nly grace (fl)  98-100 
Thus happily met, united and free (fl)  101 
Almighty Father! Heav'nly King (fl)  102-103 
All hail to the morning, that bids us rejoice (fl)  104-107 
On this world's foundation who their hopes would place (fl)  108-110 
By shady woods and purling streams (fl)  111 
Hail! Masonry thou art divine (fl)  112-113 
When first a mason I was made (fl)  114-115 
When quite a young spark was in the dark (fl)  116-117 
Let each brother sincere, th' occasion revere (fl)  118 
Genius of Masonry descent (fl)  119 
Hail! Sacred art! By Heav'n design'd (fl)  120-123 
To the Knight Templar's awful dome (fl)  124-125 
Eagle wings the clouds impelling (fl)  125-129 
Fidelity once had a fancy to rove (fl)  130-131 
As poverty once, in a fit of despair (fl)  132 
How blest is he, whose gen'rous soul (fl)  133 
Adieu, a heart warm fond, adieu (fl)  134-136 
Come hope, thou giver of endless smiles (fl)  137-139 
To old Hiram in Heav'n, where he sat in full glee (fl)  140-141 
Unto thee, great God! Belong mystic rites and sacred song (fl)  142-143 
Master supreme, accept our praise (fl)  144 
When friendship, love and truth abound (fl)  145-147 
Come, come all noble souls, whose skill in musick's art (fl)  148-149 
When chaos invested the face of the deep (fl)  150-152 
Behold in a lodge we dear brethren are met (fl)  153 
What joy, when brethren dwell combin'd (fl)  154-156 
Grant me kind heav'n what I request (fl)  157 
Hail, hail, fairest daughter of the sky (fl)  158-163 
Great source of light and love (fl)  164-165 
Blest be the tie, that binds (fl)  166 
Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb (fl)  167-169 
Few are our days, those few we dream away (fl)  170-171 
Guide me, O, thou great Jehovah (fl)  172-173 
Solemn sounds the fun'ral chime (fl)  174-175 
Let there be light, the first command (fl)  176-177 
Father of our feeble race (fl)  178-181 
Glory to God on high! Let earth and skies reply (fl)  182-184 
Hail, mystic light! Whose holy flame (fl)  185 
E'er this vast world was made (fl)  186-187 
Come let us prepare, we brothers that are (fl)  188-189 
Blow, warder, blow thy sounding horn (fl)  190-199 
Divine Cecelia, Goddess, heav'nly maid (fl)  200 
Ah! Why should the heart be depress'd (fl)  202-203 
Hark! The Hiram sounds to close (fl)  204 
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