For fifty years the Brethren came,

The people different, the ideals the same,

Some just joined and drifted away,

Others belong and are here to stay.

The real work as always, is done by few,

But for the benefit of me and you,

We all know the brother who stands at the back,

Who stands at the front to say, “I helped with that”.

This Lodge isn’t different they’re all the same,

Good times, bad times, but with one ultimate aim.

If ever you think what can this Lodge do for me?

Give of your time and then you will see.

To recite perfect ritual isn’t the aim,

To act as true brothers is where you’ll gain.

If you take all that’s given without giving back,

You will gain in the short term but quality lack.

Why do we like it, its hard to explain,

But we keep coming back time and again,

The seed that it grows from is there at the start,

And it’s a seed that is planted in every brother’s heart.