Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 140. Masonic Song—Ye Sons of Old Killie |
| | | | | Tune—“Shawn-boy,” or “Over the water to Charlie.” |
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| YE sons of old Killie, assembled by Willie, | |
| To follow the noble vocation; | |
| Your thrifty old mother has scarce such another | |
| To sit in that honoured station. | |
| I’ve little to say, but only to pray, | 5 |
| As praying’s the ton of your fashion; | |
| A prayer from thee Muse you well may excuse | |
| ’Tis seldom her favourite passion. | |
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| Ye powers who preside o’er the wind, and the tide, | |
| Who markèd each element’s border; | 10 |
| Who formed this frame with beneficent aim, | |
| Whose sovereign statute is order:— | |
| Within this dear mansion, may wayward Contention | |
| Or witherèd Envy ne’er enter; | |
| May secrecy round be the mystical bound, | 15 |
| And brotherly Love be the centre! | |
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