Both points beneath the square,
Darkness, doubts, dungeons of despair,
Yet trusting in God who answers prayer,
Follow your guide — nor fear nor care,
Light will come with effulgent glare.
One point above the square,
As yet but partially there
Is light; for more light prepare,
As you ascend the winding stair.
Both points above the square —
Friendship and Morality share
With Brotherly Love, tenets taught where
Masons kneel, and vow, and swear.
— Odillon B Slane, 1917
Architecture Holding a Compass and Square [reverse] by Caradosso Foppa, c. 1506, around top circumference: Fidelitas Labor, National Gallery of Art
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