THE
FAREWELL
.
TO
THE
BRETHREN
OF
St.
JAMES'S
LODGE
,
TARBOLTON
.
Tune
,
Goodnight
and
joy
be
wi'
you
a'
I.
ADIEU
!
a
heart-warm
,
fond
adieu
!
Dear
brothers
of
the
mystic
tye
!
Ye
favored
,
enlighten'd
Few
,
Companions
of
my
social
joy
!
Tho'
I
to
foreign
lands
must
hie
,
Pursuing
Fortune's
slidd'ry
ba'
,
With
melting
heart
,
and
brimful
eye
,
I'll
mind
you
still
,
tho'
far
awa
.
II
.
Oft
have
I
met
your
social
Band
,
And
spent
the
chearful
,
festive
night
;
Oft
,
honor'd
with
supreme
command
,
Presided
o'er
the
Sons
of
light
:
And
by
that
Hieroglyphic
bright
,
Which
none
but
Craftsmen
ever
saw
!
Strong
Mem'ry
on
my
heart
shall
write
Those
happy
scenes
when
far
awa
!
III
.
May
Freedom
,
Harmony
and
Love
Unite
you
in
the
grand
Design
,
Beneath
th'
Omniscient
Eye
above
,
The
glorious
ARCHITECT
Divine
!
That
you
may
keep
th'
unerring
line
,
Still
rising
by
the
plummet's
law
,
Till
Order
bright
,
completely
shine
,
Shall
be
my
Pray'r
when
far
awa
,
IV
.
And
YOU
,
farewell
!
whose
merits
claim
,
Justly
that
highest
badge
to
wear
!
Heav'n
bless
your
honor'd
,
noble
Name
,
To
MASONRY
and
SCOTIA
dear
!
A
last
request
,
permit
me
here
,
When
yearly
ye
assemble
a'
,
One
round
,
I
ask
it
with
a
tear
,
To
him
,
the
Bard
,
that's
far
awa
.