The Eternal Light

THE ETERNAL LIGHT
by
Henry Engelsman

Call it the 'oly Bible'?
Call it the Blessed Book
Call it any name that seems a'right.
Call it the Path of Virtue
Call it the Way of Life?
Mason's fondly know it as the Light.

It doesn't shine in darkness,
Invisible's its beam,
You would not even see a feeble glow,
Yet, - if you ups an' asks 'em
Just 'ow it got that name,
They smile, an turn away, - a' cos they know.

S'pose its about believin',
Well I do believe in God'
But then I'm just an ordinary man
On ev'ry page if seems
Shines radiance Supreme,
All part of His eternal plan

I'd like to understand it,
I'd like to find that Way
That beams, to outshine any other.
That's it! I'll quit the shadows,
I will try to find that Light,
I'll ask 'em - Can I be a Brother?