Songs. A collection of masonic poems published without imprint place or date, perhaps following catherine the great’s suppression of freemasonry in 1785. Possibly published in russia, between 1785 and 1801. Former owner of the yudin collection (library of congress), ryleev, kondratii fedorovich. Translated from russian to english. Songs. Have trust in the one creator,
Do not rely on your own strength for anything; Pray to the almighty, try to know yourself; Don t wish for too much, know how to be content. Listening with attention, get used to silence, And try to hide the mystery in your heart. Learn to spare the smaller ones and yield to the larger
Ones; To endure from an equal, to not grumble in misfortune. Don t be lazy, don t be quick, don t abhor arrogance, And learn to live and die for god. 1. When opening the lodge. Run away from us, unenlightened one, Slave of passions, engulfed in darkness! Seduced by worldly vanity Be afraid to
Touch these doors! In whom the spirit is not humbled by love, For this reason our temple shall not be opened. The doors are tightly closed, The wise come to us; Accompanied by innocence You bring their virtue into the temple, Where the order teaches you to be modest And in
Secret do good to everyone. Leave pride and wealth, Leave the pomp and rank! In the sacred, bright temple of the brotherhood They honor virtues; She is our joy in the world, They will lead us into the new temple. 2. Who in the world is seduced by power? Robbery leads to acquisition;
Who has faith, does not know honesty, Who goes the vicious way? Who are you looking to oppress the poor? He cannot appear in this temple. The doors are closed to the ignorant, And the entrance to the brotherhood is sanctified; They are open, To the one who is enlightened by the spirit;
Someone is always used to being modest And do good to your neighbor. Leaving rank and pride, Shining ray of happiness In the temple, correcting the heart; You will find the key to bliss here, Be virtuous all your life, You will find out that there is a person. 3. Run away from us,
You evil freethinker, These dissolute places are gone! Run furious madman Don’t be seen here, you infernal atheist! This order is always a subject, Wisdom to reach the light. Stike, o hidden hypocrite! Your heart is twofold; Beat us, the vile flatterer, insatiable, You don’t love
Yourself either. This order is always a subject, Of art in order to find light for us. Soaring on waxen wings, Proud man, you will fall like icarus! Fly away from here, You won’t find any readers
Here. The order wants to teach us, So that virtue can teach us love forever. Whom the finger of god threatens, Who is more than a vile desecrator, Let him not dare to enter the temple Infect with
The harmful greed! This order and so on: Run away from here, lazy one You dishonor your position; You are witty, in our business You will only find your blindness. This order and so on: O brothers! Block the entrance to us, To hide us from these enemies. O brothers! Open your souls,
Try to accept the wisdom in them! This order and so on: 4. Be careful to come closer to consecrated prague, Who broke the bonds of friendship, kinship and honor; The lament of the orphans, the crying of the poor, he despised: The gates are closed to the vices of those immersed! Love,
Hope and peace, Here pure souls find bliss; They are perfection for the little ones, They are a blessed golden age. When collecting for the poor. 5. O friends! O friends! Kind brothers! Let’s taste the golden age, We will be useful! We will find peace O friends! Oh friends! If
We agree with desire Let’s help the unfortunate. There is joy in this darkness in life: The best fun Help the poor; Our honor and glory, To ease sorrows; There is joy in this darkness in life:
But it’s possible to have fun Do you see something unhappy in your eyes? The creator rewarded us With a generous hand Many gifts; The sun and the moon, We showed love: The creator rewarded us. For his
Blessings, Let us ease the suffering of the poor. Fear us, o blind men! It won t enter your mind, How our temple shines: The creator smokes in it pure vim. Laugh at us, o blind men! Come to us, unfortunate ones, Taste food and peace. Have fun, faithful brother! Sing, rejoice pleasantly; If you
Have done your duty, You are blessed a hundredfold You have already tasted paradise. Have fun, faithful one! Everyone, sweetest joy, There will be a reward for the faithful. 6. Blessed is he who listens to the suffering, And he gives help to the poor; Who dry the tears of the orphans;
You will find paradise within yourself. Let us fulfill virtue, brothers, And we strive to be generous; Let the most high himself be a witness, That we love to do good. 7. When the lodge is opened. Father of love, world builder, Hear the humble voice of the slave! Be our mentor,
Reviver, Be our helper and protector! Pierce us with your truth, May we breathe and live by you. May we see in these gifts priceless, What goodness have you sent; In bodies strenghened through food, So that your eternal spirit may dwell Yes, we, having a healthy soul, We do everything here for
Your glory. How we see signs of your love, In the flesh, in these places, So prepare for us humble ones Internal food for heaven! May we unite with you there, Let us immerse ourselves in your love! The honor of the governor. Tsar of rossov, meek angel of peace, Father, protection of the widow
And sire, Owner of rossov and heart! You will rule us for many years, And let it shine above the kings, Like the sun in the sky, your crown. Lord of love, builder of worlds Your patron will be forever. You don’t like to shed blood in streams, You pave ross’s path with flowers, You
Give them joy and peace. You have thus directly achieved glory, That he gave them wise statutes, Flow blessings to them like a river. Lord of love and so on. Clothed with the armor of righteousous, Adorned with the shield of faith, You have a spiritual sword in your hands; If the enemy
Rises up against you, The lord, the god of hosts, Will burst forth to burn all your enemies. Lord of love and so on. You will disperse the darkness of ignorance, Disappear harmful ghosts False teachings and vanities. You will erect an altar to truth, You will teach rossov and glorify him,
Shed love and light on them. Lord of love and so on. Heavenly love, holy, Leading you with my hand, Lead you into the heavenly temple; Where you unite the priesthood with the kingdom, You will find new bliss, Lighting pure incense. Lord of love and so on. There you will taste the heavenly sweets,
You will learn wonderful mysteries; There you will see the king of kings, And scooping up animal water there, You will pour out gifts of love with your hand to the people under your rule. Lord of love and so on. 9. About the cathedral of brotherly souls, Make up a consonant
Chorus for the king of the heart! Let the whole world know that the spirit of the brothers sings: In our hearts lives the father monarch ! That we are ours, Let’s eat the sweet fruit, Behold
Your gift to us! Your work, your every step, The fault of the common good! You create in our days, You are a golden age. Good creator of the world! Listen to the prayerful voice of grateful hearts from the heights! The monarch’s days were extended And happiness descended. Hear us! 10. Honor to the
Bosses. O spectators of destinies are sacred; Whom the most high loved, And into the temple hidden from mortals I have opened the path of truth to you! The union of things has become known to you, Laws, the essence of nature. Your dignity is great, worthy, honorable, O mysteries of other
Deities! Send us your help, To make the journey more convenient; Look at us from the heights above, Try to enlighten our minds. Draw us into perfection, Into harmony, love and peace; In holy friendship and equality, Arrange a spiritual feast for us. In the stumbling paths of life,
Teach to walk without being deceived, And in the mysteries of the world of unknown, To create what pleases the creator. We honor you as fathers, And we love your dear temple, In the spear of the most
High, We kindle the love of the hearts 11. Choir. O brothers, illuminated by the light! The officers are kind and respectful, Hear the voice of our songs: With a zealous heart we glorify you. The vessels of wisdom are chosen! Her palace of sacred pines, Love has given us bliss, May god be with
You forever. Oh brothers and so on. Holy love has given you; you yourself Are immersed in it: Drawing rays in this abyss, Erase the darkness from our eyes. Oh brothers and so on. Holding the sacred chain with one hand, Another touching the cross, Lead your brothers with you With authority
To the places on high. Oh brothers and so on. Lead the brothers to that village, Standing above all worlds, This new service of love Will be the reward of their labors, O brothers and so on:
Lead them to that sacred place, Where it has been given to you to lead them; Where is the heart, It must be washed with blood. Oh brothers and so on. Oh, let me enjoy with you the delights
Of heavenly countries! Let me plunge love into the burning ocean with you! O brothers and so on: 12. In the honor of the great master. From the eternal east You shine light on us; I tell you to
Flee vice You give us new life. O precious master, Ley an eternal ray of imperishability And holy truth Reveal the mystery to us. Loving you, I will eat you. When you strike With the sacred hammer; You instill cheerfulness in us, Through this glorious work. O master and so on. Holy teaching,
From your mouth there is a mosque; And our golden happiness Gives a presentiment. O master and so on. The limits of the mind are too small To embrace the sacraments; Thousands of heavenly truths Can be taught to us. O master and so on. Work for many years Walk the path cheerfully; Lead
Us enteinded into the Temple of eternal freedom. O master and so on. In ethereal villages, We will draw life again; And in chorus of peaceful songs We will glorify love. O master and so on. 13. Who
Will lead us with the chain of friendship In the sanctuary of laws, And meekly sheds light Into the hearts of straight masons; Tell him to sing not flattery, That he is worthy of the brothers’ news. To such, to such, glory, honor. (repeat) Who comes into this wilderness on his own, And we will
Aggravate our jealousy; Who, brothers, gave us his heart? And all the people who love; Moreover, mutual love The blood must ignite in us: Our master, our master is like this. (repeat) Diligent hearts for you According to the song i cry, In you both brother and father All brothers gain;
And everyone here calls to you: God willing, let him live with us Our master, our master for many years. (repeat) 14. You lead us to the light, Igniting the fire of friendship; Exciting the strength of the spirit, You call them to wisdom. Choir. Happiness is not false for us to show,
You are a virtue and teach us to love; Maintaining friendship in every way, Building a temple in her hearts. Heaven bless all Your works about us. The brothers zealously listen to the sound that comes through your voice. (chorus the same) So that you show us in action, Let us learn modestly learn,
Work, obey, the order love you. (chorus the same) 15. To the honor of the overviews. Accept the wholesale of the east, The words of animals are a sweet sound; So repeat the blows, So that a knock can be heard in the hearts. So that this repeated knock, With a vigorous, incomprehensible force,
Mortifying the cathedral of passions, The light revealed rays of love. The darkness in the west is deep, If the sun doesn’t rise; Receiving the ray from the east, You are a light on us. Having merged into one three agreement. You show it all the time To encourage hearts, What is the
Beginning, what is the end. Brothers are faithful! Continue to be the pillars of all work; Decorate the west cheerfully, And with labor, collect the fruit. Let the sound of sacred hammers, The power of sound, The power of words, Be heard forever, Let the sound of sacred hammers, The
Power of sound, The power of words be carried into eternity. 16. Newly accepted. Brought by love, You wiped the darkness from your eyes; Stepping through the sacred prague, You have seen darkness and miracles. Rejoice in it, take it, And always sing: vivat! Abhorring the darkness of vice,
Conquer passions; Receiving light from the east, Come and grow. Taste the cathedral and enjoy it, And always sing: vivat! From the captive cover, From the dark closeness, Here new life will be born, If we love the light. Perish death and hell; Say then: vivat! By fulfilling the vow Learn the
Law of love; Pierced by the ray of light, His birds will see the throne There the truths shine: Sing, sing: vivat! Forget your sighs, tears, Immerse yourself in joy; Immortal meals Strive to be worthy. There your spirit will be strengthened; And you will sing: vivat! Having
Tasted animal water, You will be as white as snow; Like the pure spirit of the incorporeal Pour love to the limit. Everyone sing there: let’s go! And you sing: vivat! There are pure lights You will be completely pierced; You will see something with your eyes, What will you admire? Blessed, blessed
A hundredfold! Sing, sing: vivat! 17. Leaving the captivity of the world, Leaving the vanity, You’ll penetrate the air See harmony and beauty. Driving vices to hell, Always vowing to live. You will find perfection Having found a golden age, Harmony, bliss And true peace. Pursuing vices,
Etc. Holy virtue Build a temple itself; You will be her witness And take it to the sons. Driving away vices, etc. Be silent and obey Keeping the law of love; And flaunt this title, Be a true freemason. Pursuing vices and so on. It’s not pomp that makes you love this rank. He
Elevates the soul Learning to live in bliss. Pursuing vices and so on. 18. Now has come, the hour you have long desired, The three birds have illuminated with light between us; And now we have become our brother, Sing in delight: vivat, vivat, vivat, It is not pomp, it is not
Wealth that you see in these places; You hear only virtue in your mouth. Here everyone repeats it, It always says: vivat, vivat, vivat. Here freedom and equality have erected an eternal throne, Our useful law is based on them. He is loved and is holy to us, We all say: vivat, vivat,
Vivat. Even if the owner of the world became a mason, And he should keep this useful law; And be a faithful brother to us; Saying like we do: vivat, vivat, vivat. Unenlightened people, despise pride, And constantly fight with us in truth. Drive vices to hell, It always says: vivat,
Vivat, vivat. 19. After the terrible thunders, After storms and dark torments, See the peace of friends who agree, The bright ray of the sun is truth. Tired of taking on a thunderstorm! Enjoy the silence Remove fear from your heart, Come into our arms. 20. Accepting the triple light,
I learned the wisdom of the priest; Listening to the blow from the east, Steel ready for work; And building a new city, Sing in delight: vivat. The creator is a witness to this, That vice has been banished from us; Having gathered virtue From all earthly countries, Here we see the garden of eden;
Let us exclaim: vivat. We are not building a tower of babel here But the everlasting truth So that the whole world is happy. Feeling the darkness as a joy, We will shout: vivat. Cursing the priest, Honor the sacrament, And remembering the oath, Honor pythagoras Then
You will be a faithful brother: Let us exclaim: vivat. O holy truth, Sent down from heaven! You, the ancient discovering egyptian miracles, Let us know what to take? Let us shout vivat. 21. For visitors. The joy of our souls delights us, The genius of friendship accompanies us to our temple,
Illuminated by the light, Venerable brothers. Guardians! Open a peaceful entrance. In this stormy sea of mortal life We are happy if we are here in the cathedral, Kind friends in vain, In these useful works We taste the sweet, immortal nectar. Take comfort in sincerity with us, Let’s
Unite our hearts! Let it burn Let them take off in droves With sacred songs suddenly to heaven. 22. Attracted by the loud sound, Brothers, come in to us, So that work is sacred in vain, Give food to
Your hearts. We welcome you with delight, We will embrace you three times, And according to our cry: Be our friends forever, Merge with our hearts To taste all the blessings of eden. The sense of truth is alive You were drawn to the sacred temple; O holy aspiration! How pure you are,
How bright you are! Dispel the darkness of vices, Revive the transparency of love; With it, light up our hearts; Yes, inflamed with love, In it, according to immersed, Let us sing of all the blessings of the father. O incomparable delights, Which ones the world doesn t know!
Feelings of love here are priceless They arrange a bright feast. Here there are joys without poison, Without remorse, fun They pour joy into our blood. Is it sweeter than such feelings of pleasure? Oh, live forever brotherhood! Reign, reign love in us. 23. Before closing the lodge. A hundred times
Blessed is this hour, When hearts are entwined Mutually the souls in us We strive for unity! About the sweetness of these feelings, The spirit captivated by the world is completely unaware; He is the false shine of alien rays, How we contemplate th sun. Why do we marvel? That in
The darkness the darkness is only visible? Let’s renew our minds Darkness will be abolished by light. If positions have skill, When the vow is sacredly observed, The mason, truly great: Set an example for others. To know the nature of the rank, Obedience to the creator, The only one who
Can do it is Who will heed the teaching here: Calm hearing of hearts This is what you always strive to achieve! God is and will be our creator, You will submit to him. 24. Sing a song according to
Cathedral of friendship! Ray of sunshine, Our eyes clearly see. Brothers! Drive away gloom and fear, Look for the light in your hearts. Sing a song in agreement, etc. Gods of the earth let them come to us, Holy bonds give them peace. Sing a song in agreement, etc. Remembering the laws, Help
Everyone in tears and moans, Try to interrupt. Sing a song according to, etc. Let people, They honor you as evil, The blessings of the river rain on them. Sing a song in agreement, etc. Sorrows, troubles, The world oppresses you, Sow with tears, Joy awaits you. Sing a song in agreement,
Etc. Let the cruel anger be threaten with thunder, Sun from the east, Brothers lives. Sing a song in agreement, etc. Merciful ray, Enlighten us! You are a hard stone, Nourish us forever. Sing a song in agreement, etc. Like a physical house falls into rottenness, The heavenly master desends into
Our grave, Sing a song and so on. Mortal nature, You will crush hell, Return life and freedom to us. Sing a song and so on, Soar your hearts above all the stars, The pink cross shines before you. Sing a song in agreement, etc. He will instruct you, He will illuminate, Glorify the body,
Revive the spirit. Sing a song in agreement, etc. 25. Indestructible forever, the chain remains sacred! With you our part is pleasant and blessed! Like hands, we intertwined everything in a chain, May hearts be united by love; So that we can all find joy in one love, So that they can feed on it.
Distracted friends! Even though you are separated from us, But we strive for you both in spirit and in hearts: we embrace you with a chain, we wish you all the best; when are you tormented by misfortunes, troubles, May the lord save you, may he guide your steps, May you be with you forever!
Heavenly love! Oh the sweetness is incomparable! May our chain be linked by you, May we taste your fruit in heaven itself, Let us sing together in one chain! Know, O friends, the full value of this work, Which we accomplish here! 26. Oh you! Whose sacred chain has linked their hearts forever;
Against whom anger has taken up arms in vain, Did you raise your swords! Keep your spirits up, dear friends! Do not be afraid of your dark enemies! Perform useful deeds, God is your protector and protection! How can the power of man tear apart that holy union, Which from the beginning of the
Century was it sealed by love itself? Her fire was ignited, Despise the fear of crosses and death, It has always fed on its rays, And he lived in purified hearts. Take courage, stand, rejoice, Keeping hearts in agreement! Triumph over death and hell, So that the bright stars receive the
Crown. You worry about this all the time, So that your conscience is clear; Then you will be able to sing victory, The song of the cross. Enjoy innocent fun, Council of dearest friends, Until you achieve eternal glory; Rejoice, be blissful in this life! Oh sweet song of love
And peace! Oh the sound of consonant voices! Sound out into the swells of the ether, Touch the purest spirits. 27. When closing the lodge. The work was over, And midnight has already come; Both souls and bodies were pleasantly nourished, Arrange an agreement Oh faithful brothers! Sing:
About the feeling of love, Live forever in our hearts! Vivat! Vivat! Vivat! We part at midnight, And noon call us; O brothers! Let’s get together in places where there is eternal light! Consent, etc. O brothers! Everything is ready to give us bliss; As soon as the heart is new, Try to acquire
It. Consent, etc. Already midnight announces the sacred hammer to us; Yes, he s calling us. Hit him to work. Consent, etc. 28. On saint johns day. Like the lyres of the inhabitants of heaven, In villages unknown to mortals They say to the almighty creator, So we lift up the voices of
Mortal beings, Enlivened by such a feeling, Having a pure heart. May everyone now hear, The voice of him crying in the desert: Behold, the lamb of peace is given to the world! May there be a driver
In this journey, Our master is our patron, The holy baptist john! May we have a holy brotherhood, Happiness and wealth are one, And first degree of honor! Let our friendship rule forever, And arrange everything for our benefit This is a great day between us. And this great day between
Us, will guide everything for our benefit. 29. Friends and brothers, Send prayers to the generous heavens! Reinforce each other in love Smoke your heart, mother! Yes, we, on this blessed day, Let us follow the path of wisdom, Let us sing praises in delight to The architect of the
Whole universe, Let s leave everything earthly now, The mountain light shines for us; Yes, in your inner desert Let’s hear the cry! He leads to eternal bliss, He teaches us how to live; Both to truth and to perfection, He orders to strive vigilantly. How happy is the one who comprehends,
The creator with all goodness and love, Who wants to conquer passions, And strives to get out of the shackles! Who is cleaning the wild stone You want to be useful in life; Keep in your soul, heavenly
Flame, He knows how to love his neighbor. He will see the light! The temple of solomon, For the wise it is eternally open! Who knows the purpose of fraternal laws, Whoever obeys them is blessed! We
Do not know deceit or malice, Our first duty is to do good; We are looking for manna, we are waiting, We work hard to taste it. Friends and brothers, Send prayers to the generous heavens! Reinforce
Each other in love Smoke vimiam in your heart! May we, on this blessed day, Walk the path of wisdom, And architect of the whole universe, Let us sing praises in delight! 30. Grave song. Father of spirits, creator of the universe, And life and death are in your hands! Through sin, having
Put on the mortal, We are mortal in body, decay and dust. You are our spirit, created by you, You call to bliss and peace. You always create life out of decay, From darkness you give birth to eternal light, By the miraculous power of redemption: Where we shine, there is no death!
Give us strength and new feelings, May we be ready for death! You called your brother to you from us, From the flesh, creating a spirit from flesh; This loss is sad for us: But you are alive,
And take ours alive. We entrust his spirit to you, We beg you for him. Accept it, love is priceless, And bring the spirits into the bright face; Yes, our goal is sealed by you, When the days of this
Life past, It will shine in the spiritual world And you unite us with you! Different songs. 31. Love, the soul of all nature, Will set the flow of our hearts on fire! From captivity to the kingdom of freedom You can return one. When your clear ray shines, The mason both sees
And listens! You are the life of everything that exists, You are the inner, hidden light; But whoever sleeps blindy in the world, Repeats: truthful love whines! And he knows you everywhere, Who ever looks for the sweetest beer listens. You feed all creation with yourself, You live
In the hearts of the humble; You pour joy into my soul, And you draw them into your kingdom. Happy, who knows who you are! We are building that temple of yours in our hearts. 32. Choir. O brotherhood, bound by friendship! Be forever glorious and blissful, And sing in joyful delight,
That you are tasting the golden age. In you, of holy virtue, He builds his own temple; She is a helper and a witness in masonic triple affairs. About fraternity and so on. This glorious temple is strengthened from wisdom, strength, beauty, And the solidity of these walls is made up from love,
Innocence, simplicity. About brotherhood and so on. From the light of heavenly truth, Which feeds our vision, Let the dishonest vice escape from us, Just like darkness from the sun. About brotherhood and so on. Let the depraved world be consoled Breed, pomp and rank; Only virtues
Adorn the masonic heart There are only virtues. About brotherhood and so on. Enmity, discord and disorder, It is the nature of unenlightened people to serve treachery and passions, And ours is to live in our sweet world. About brotherhood and so on. The monarch is surrounded by flatterers,
Who is destined to be in the brotherhood, Just count those hours as blissful, Which he spent with us. About brotherhood and so on. Captivated by the purity of brotherly souls, It is an honor to be together with us; He sees honesty before him, And not the flattery as a slave to the insidious.
Choir. Oh, how lovely these hours are! Let’s compose a loud chorus: Taste the heavenly joys, Happy liberty cathedral. 33. In darkness mortals will be born, They spend their lives in darkness; And not knowing the truth, they marveled what is a person born for? We bring ourselves out of
The darkness with reason, Will and mind; we come to the temple of wisdom with patience, courage and work. We taste the highest bliss; To be sure, we are our own blood, We mix with the blood of our brothers; We preserve honor, brotherhood and love. Consent, unity, jealousy,
Give us the sacred law; Neither anger, nor death, nor the caustic antiquity They cannot destroy our temple. We passed through fear through mountains and ditches, we strive far into the glorious path; Let’s form a chain, intertwining our hands, We’ll pledge our breasts to our friends. A threefold ray
Illuminates us, Let us listen to the sweet voice of song; He measures our paths, Leads us to the truth. Let mortals fear death, Do not dare to see the open coffin! We know to be consoled by death,
Preparing to die every hour. How powerful is the creator of all creation, And how happy our days are! What is friendship and virtue in the world Only we know that. Choir. Rejoice brothers, admire, Create a temple of honor in the heart; Be strong, stay awake, take courage, The true light
Has shone upon you. 34. Let’s look at the tortured world, Where the terrible vices Always put on a feast, What a beautiful life they have. It is malice and deceit that posses hearts; Flatter the vile idol, And adore luxury. There is a holy truth will be washed away And inhaling evil poison,
Like a serpent hovering everywhere. Honor weeps bitterly, Innocence groans heavily; The dagger piercing revenge, Drowning in the blood of the unfortunate. Dear brothers! Today we are blessed. When everyone is closed in the temple! We don t see these troubles And we do not tremble at them!
The right light shines upon us, Let us lament in accordingly! 35. Covered in darkness, entertained, Oh feelings! Blinded by the world, Gather tightly inside me; I need to know myself now. The whining of goodness where you flew, You did not find him in anything, Ruining the strength given to you:
Try to know yourself. Joy, luxury and sweetness, Sickness, boredom, not joy; Everything will perish, Crushed by torment. Try to know yourself. Though they adorn badges of honor, But the spirit, their splendor darkens; Flatterers pretend to honor lovingly: There is direct honor in knowing
Yourself. Wealth, earthly happiness, You are an evil burden to the wicked! I want to have you, In the knowing of myself. The gifts of heaven are stored in me, Hidden and invisible in the earth, By working i will find them, Starting to know yourself. The reason for the joy is in yourself,
Blessed is the sweetness and the one I can find it inside the heart, Trying to know myself. My glorious dignity will return to me, When my spirit was renewed; I will always begin to desire this, Trying to know myself. I will experience the nature of creation within myself, And
I will recognize the creater with my soul, I can understand him, By striving to delve in myself. 36. Leave the worldly vanity, Throw down the idol of luxury And correct your morals here, Listening to the sound of consonant lyres, Which are in honor of the creator of the universe, In honor of
His holy truth, Softened, impressed hearts Weave songs with simplicity. Get to know the mysteries of nature Get to know its creator; And in the meek moments of this life Try to know your hearts. Time runs our, eyelids perish, Fly the feathered clock; And you! O brothers, people, Fell in
Love with decaying beauty In false joy they are lulled to sleep, In dreams you kiss dreams; All your thoughts are darkened Spinning in a whirlwind of vanity. Only ranks and wealth flatter you, And shadows amuse you; The brotherhood between you is unknown, The vices of the heart are shared in you.
Wake up, brothers, wake up! With pity, we cry out to you; In our churches you will be enlightened; Loving, we shed tears for you. The creator did not abandon the mortal race And revealed his will to us; He glorified mercy over us, He entrusted his scepter to love. 37. Illuminated by the threefold
Light, Let us cry out in his desires, That with freedom we are blessed days We will live in a union brotherhood. Intertwined with the most loyal hearts Our friendly cathedral rejoices; It is possible that when between us Who kindled the nasty discord? How much honesty, virtue and
Freedom We have to dignify the temple! When the ruler came to us, He would envy us. At midnight and at noon, clear light Shines for the mason; The autocratic son of philip Himself could not take
It away. The knot is woven forever And he is not able to break it; It is not the freedom that is sacred to us, Which the sword can be deprived of. With gentle simplicity, We can be captured sooner;
Our freedom and peace, Nothing can outrage. Don’t be vain by your breed here. Nor by pomp of their ranks; With us, the tsar is equal with everyone, And the sound of caressing slaves. The masonic heart does not seduced by The very splendor of earthly kings; Virtue adorns us, Above all proud
Powers. 38. When love is in golden ages shone With all its beauty; and people lived in brotherhood, Then there were all masons. When the darkness of vice arose, Putting the truth in the darkness of obstacles. How precious, how high is the title: Knight and freemason! A straight freemason knows
Wisdom, He loves god and the king; Remains calm in the storm, With pure love grief. He is a true hero in battle, And in the world he is the most tender friend; He stretches out his hands to the poor,
He is a knight, he is a straight freemason. He is not afraid of death or punishment, Through them he is closer to heaven; He cannot be seduced by honors, He will take both the wise and the kings! He is only flattered: Keep the law of wisdom; In words, in deeds show everything
That he is a knight, A straight freemason. With this feeling the brothers are revived, They erected a temple on sver; Wisdom is their sacred goal, Love and friendship are theirs. Since the ray seemed pure to them, since goodness has erected a throne here, in russia, it is clear that
Both a knight and a straight freemason remain. 39. Bringing wisdom as a gift Not curiosity, but work; Those who believes, seeks, endures, asks, Work in their turn: The tramp himself will find the way to him, He will receive grace; Give your treasures to the obstinate,
Displeasing to god. Whoever is modest, sincere, obedient, will find light on all paths; But a husband cannot be double-minded And determined to be in his own ways. He will not deceive wisdom, Only the darkness will increase before you; If he stumbles in the wilderness and does not get up,
Everyone must bring light with him. Wisdom itself pleases Only let those into your temple, in whom the heart is pure and free, From all bonds that are weghtless there. Every slave is not noble, The guard at the gate will stop him. If your heart is pure and free, be calm, dear brother!
40. Rejoice, brothers, as you complete your journey And listening to the voice of music, Wisdom is coming where it lives! So as not to have any obstacles on the way, Geometry gives you the holy laws of truth. The wise builder of the entire universe, Brotherly soul impressed, Leads us to
Joyful eden. In order to lead a good life. He himself deigned to give us the shining star as a leader. This shine will not diminish for us, Until our path is completed. And the truth of darkness cannot be dispelled. Through our fleeting life, The good will be found forever, And the light will
Increase through the light, 41. Congratulations in diligent singing, O brothers! We glorify you, Who are coming along the straight path to the temple of wisdom; For her you live in your hearts, having despised this depraved world. Abide, brothers, forever with us, we are inseparable
From you in spirit. Eastern sages, prophets, Penetrated deeply into the mysteries, Following the marvelous star; It’s time for you to shine now And your difficult path illuminates, It will burn for you everywhere! Abide and so on: Enjoying the sacred with delight, Bound by a priceless union,
At this joyful, blissful hour, Blessing the all-holy one, All-powerful and all-good, Let us raise our hearts. Abide and so on. 42. Let’s bless the creator, We are infinite goodness, That are hearts today see the eternal truth. When we look up at everything that we see here, What a
Miracle the cathedral will delight our minds! How beautiful our temple is! The truth shines in it, Everything that is in it is portrayed to the eyes of love. How marvelous is our altar Among the fiery rays! Keep his heavenly king with your hand. When we destroy the darkness of darkened thoughts,
Then we ll see in the carpet, The darkness of hidden truths. Every feature of him There is a subject that is important to us; All knowledge is a dream: We see the hidden light in it. O
Wondrous brilliance of the star! Lead us to the east! Reveal the traces for us, Let us see the supreme secret. Lead us to zion, Where is the tabernacle located? Where is the cherubic voice, To make noise at every hour. Let’s leave the fuss Let’s separate ourselves from the world,
To the heavenly heights Let’s fly on wings. How great is our lord, We will see clearly in him; Dwelling in the heavenly face, We will sing his praises. 43. The triple light flashed, flashed, Driven away the gloom of the night with rays; There is no barrier to the sanctuary,
Feast your eyes on the truth. By the light of the triple rays, Know the order of all nature Worldly, abhorring vanity, Having clothed your thoughts with purity, Strive with faithful hearts To know the almighty creator. A new path to the light has opened Through the fortress to the eternal temple
Of freedom, Dare to step through seven steps, You will penetrate the mysteries of nature. Raise your gaze to the fifth science, In it you will see a cathedral of all sciences. Worldly, abhorring vanity, and so on: The mystery of work has been revealed, A hidden fire flashed from the decay;
From life to death, through death to the belly, the spirit and the green branch are born. From the black dust the spirit spoke, What was, is and will be forever. Disdaining wordly vanity, and so on: Oh joy, oh love, oh light! Oh gentle and good wisdom! Oh spirit! Behold the threefold covenant:
Throne, ark, holy of holies? Having dissolved the veil of wisdom, Behold the connection and essence of all worlds. Worldly, abhorring vanity, and so on. O abyss of light and miracle! I taste life, and blood, and water, Fall, shed a source of tears, Fly across the cross, taste freedom.
Four secrets of animals in vain, You will touch the doors of heaven. Worldly, abhorring vanity, and so on: The advice of wisdom has been accomplished I stand under the crimson banner; The spirit no longer lives in the dust, Having raised the cross, he became a new spirit. Dressed
In snow whiteness, I’m rush to a cloudless country. Worldly, abhorring vanity, and so on: Soared above the clouds, I heard choirs, songs, joy. O my lord! O light of lights, I am with him, i am in him, o life, o sweetness! It contains the heart, thoughts, mind and eyes, Thunder
The heavenly ferret with me! Worldly, abhorring vanity, and so on: 44. Trampling on vices, Who goes to the temple of honor, With the darkness fin our eyes, You see the light in three ways Choir. Fell for that meeting, Take off our desire In consonant voices, Be heard in the heavens; Bring
With you the golden age. They decorate the outside Great honor to the temple, Patiently waiting The end of your labors. Choir. They fell for that meeting and so on. The temple door opened The work of the masters was revealed; Death is angry at honesty For the mystery of their words. Choir.
They fell for that meeting, and so on. Moved by troubles And they tore their sword, Washing it with blood, They found a dead speech. Choir. They fell for that meeting and so on. They fooled around to multiply the cathedral And they poured out blood, They marvel at the ruins, To find the
Antiquity of words. Choir. They fell for that meeting, and so on. Aoinskoy dugen kills Untruths, recongnizes The truthful ones, Carrying the light is hidden. Choir. They fell for that meeting, and so on. Here truth rose, Ascended its throne, And drove away the darkness with light, Revealing
Its law. Choir. They fell for that meeting, and so on. Fate commanded her to deliver the mortal race; Here the truth has thundered, Nimrod horus fell with a blow. Choir. They fell for that meeting, and so on. 45. Heavenly love conquers everything in the world He raises us from the dead And he
Gives birth to us again. In the love of all there is greater sweetness, In love there is pure joy, The bliss of the highest in love; Live by her alone. What do you want more? If you know how
He loves? How can you be in north? How can you carry the goal? There is freedom in one love, All nature breathes it; Break the shackles And always be in love. Nothing can resist the power of
Love! And to illuminate the very darkness of the grave with love. Love will close our eyes Comfort, calm, and give us the feeling again, That love will accept us 46. Let the world scold us loudly, Slander and slander us! We are not afraid of the envious voice, If the light shines from
The east . We will not scold this world, Even if he began do evil to us: We will, we will, love everyone! The whole mystery is truly in love; But the world doesn t know this! Feeding
In vain the bile in the blood, He himself is losing a lot. If only he could be here with us, I could taste the sweetness: I would know, i would know how to love! Although the world is
Cruel against us, Even though he does a lot of evil to us; We secretly pour a stream of tears, But we do not judge the world strictly. We never thought of taking revenge, We only tried to repeat in our hearts: We will, we will, love everyone! Seduced by the vanity of the world,
Leave your amusements! Come here, you will find peace, You will achieve glory directly. If you want to change your life, You can receive a reward: You will, you will, love everyone! Love is the greatest joy of all. Contains all bliss; She is more dearer than all awards, The source of
Perfection. What should we worry about more? In order to live in complete joy, We will, we will, love everyone! 47. We are all illuminated by the new light, United here by former friendship, Let’s get enlightened Let’s learn, Lets sleep for the golden age and search for it forever. Honor,
Fighting, pride, magnificant glory, Everything is child’s play for the brothers; Everyone here is noble, Equal and free Virtue crowns us all. Build walls from the sound of agreement, We sing the song better than amphion! Already from the city of fivey The fence collapsed:
Our temple will forever be indestructible. 48. O brothers! Scattered throughout the universe! Live where you are in the blessed lot; And if any of you are suffering from evil misfortunes, And if we don t have the means to help you, We heartily regret this about you, midst of
Our joys. 49. Although the countries are far away Your path is determined From our souls forever You won’t delete it. Don’t forget us, Dear brother! Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye. 50. We honor you, ,my dear friend, In your face we scratch the limit of our destiny; Preserving both honor and virtue,
You were a witness to the whole truth, Witness of all masonic affairs. Just be kind to us, Because now you are useful to us. You are rushing to the south from the north, And returning to the
North, Bring us the union we desire; You have not comprehend the truth falsely, It is impossible for you to have flattery, Favorite of the lodge of pure muses. As much as we are useful now, Just be kind to us. And you, our dear venerable one, Having accepted this sacred rank for us,
Remain happy in it; Keeping virtue forever, You be our friend and benefactor, And shed light on everyone. And be so useful to us, Since you are so kind to us all. 51. Answer. It was for you that
I left you, Aspiring to distant countries, With sincere desire i set off, For all kinds of work everywhere for us. I was looking for universal desire, To show my zeal, Without waiting for another reward, As soon as it pleases you. Having fulfilled the will of the venerable brothers,
I bring everything to our temple, That our lot is confirmed And i ask you all this: So that showing brotherly love, You may give me praise; And without shame me, Successes were all due to fate. Destiny! And those whose instructions The path has opened for me to these mysteries; I led them
With care, So they need a song of song. We will love them forever And to honor with such honor, Which time is endless It wasn’t much of a waste. Don t you think that with cold blood I was greeted
By you; I burn with brotherly love for you, But i don t have much strength, So that with my speech i express spiritual zeal I could explain it to you adequately; And due congratulations to you, From the heart of a brotherly shout. O brothers, honorable society! In which we are all members
Here; From whom the universe thunders, And in what deeds of praise are darkness, Heed my desire: For your kind welcome to me, May creation be good to you! Let the earthly eden be here. 52. In the temple, dedicated to the heavenly truth from the origin, Where is the cathedral of unflattering
Friends spends his days in the world, Let us sing praises to the creator! Let us give thanks, For the gift sent to us, Let’s intensify the brotherly heat. O worthy descendants, Those chosen people Which actions are disrupted They will be unforgettable forever! Having imagined them,
Admire them, And enjoy the bliss: Behold, open their light. Nord is immersed in darkness, I would have stayed until this day, If only it were a blessed hour for everyone Could not accomadate hero here. Peter, like hercules, First tore the veil of superstitions with courage,
And trampled ignorance. Illuminated by the light, Keish came running to the russians; And inflamed with zeal, He lit a sacred fire here, Erected a temple of wisdom, Corrected thoughts and hearts, And he confirmed us in the brotherhood. Keish was the image of that lady, Bright sunrise, Radiant
Queen Annouces the coming into the world. In us, there is only one beginning Our sacraments have risen; But the light of the purest truth, Fate has been preserved until our years. Not the countries where the Light-bringing phoebus his hides throne, But midnight gives us a saving law. Clap it, oh
Equality! Our common bliss pours out your brother! Shout to him: viva! Well, venerable masons, Whose labors are zealous, Despising all obstacles, We tried to find traces of the hidden perfection! Behold, the sanctuary repeats, Exclaiming to you: viva! (this song was sung in the lodge in russia,
During the reign of empress elizabeth.) 53. It s not wonderful to lay shackles, On the weak bodies of mortals; But hearts are free to take control of, And miracles can be seen. Is it possible
To have a soul? The one who, by his fate, Is he superior to everyone in the world? I don t know how to give an example Compare this great success. O elder, venerable to all brothers! It s great,
Panin, you made it in time! With your wise wisdom, Into the temple of friendship the heart was brought royally. Crowned, the beauty of the world, Floating or innocently simplicity, And what a mortal is made to be understood; Power is magnificent with holy service And humbled with
Humanity. Do not imagine that a weak flatterer, Oppressed by slavery, caresses you; Masonic jealousy speaks, And these are the sincerity of hearts. In purple, distant friendships, Alienated fraternal unions: Following your path And having entered our sacred temple, Koliko made friends. He
Died rejecting the advice what solon gave into his life, He who follows your example is a hundredfold blessed! He’s a freemason. Your kindness succeeds To the joy of the poor, honor shines, And with my rising star rises upward, What shines in the morning land, Fore shadowing a golden age.
54. Oh you! Who want to enlighten their minds with reading! Do not read many books without benefit, Beware of darkness. Always before your eyes, The book of nature is open; In it with fiery words, The wisdom of the divine shines. When the eye looks at the sky, Stretch your mind attentively;
What a multitude of deep and important thoughts to us! The candle is lit among the planets, Burns unquenchably; The world was surrounded by darkness, It s like looking at the whole universe. Rays of the heavenly body They appear to us from all sides, How great is god’s power, And how wise,
How glorious he is! Great is the lord in the burning stars, Great in the dark clouds; He is great in the sands of those lying, Great in the smallest worms. Always follow each other During harmonious times; Appear to the earthly circle, The sun and moon are fine. Read,
Oh mortal! The book is eternal, Read always, night and day! You will see endless wisdom, And thus you will disperse the shadow of boredom. Other books console: But the labors of earthly minds, Coptors are more likely to confuse the thought, And the fruits are bitter to bear. Remain in such hope,
That the most high will enlighten you; However, first of all, Try to know yourself directly! 55. Sweetly singing the song of friendship, Lying with the winged muse, To the temple of peace, silence, Let us leave behind everything earthly; Flattery is vile to us, evil deceit Sons of wisdom do not
Know! To the temple to the sacred altar, Raised by the hands of truth, The child of darkness will not enter into vice; It is dangerous for someone who is sick The mirror of light is beautiful to
Behold: The blind part is deep darkness! For those we strike the lyres, For those we weave songs, To know who was able to know himself; Who, having delved into the mysteries of nature, And in vain the miracle of fruitless childbirth, Has learned that god is good and wonderful Father,
Who created all the lord! The number of your bounties is great, Soul of spirits, omnipotent king! Your finger will only touch the heart, It will flow freely! The mortal creature will be spiritual! Oh, how unknown are your ways! Oh, what delightful delights! When we see them in this
Life, Then not on earth, creator, They live in you, oh good giver! Compare this with happiness! 56. Mortal, blinded by darkness, Covered in the darkness of ignorance; Overshadowed by prejudices, You don t see the bright light. Whose soul does he have? This world is only sensual,
Don’t listen to the voice of truth He doesn t strive to go into the ether. Who is disgusted by this thought? And abhors vanity The true good is numbered in one virtue: Then, Having shaken off the eyes of his soul the prejudices of evil dreams. Flattery despises the things that change,
Ascend in spirit to the heights. Self-knowledge, honoring the most important subject, Recognizes that he is a creature of god, Who gave light to everyone. The mind clings to him, Honoring his holy law, And in deeds he places All hope is in him. Trusting without a doubt
That god is love and light, We live in virtues every day, You live in peace, in meekness.
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