The Masonic Ring

He always shines a special light

To everyone he meets

He loves to talk

And shake the hands

Of everyone he greets

He’s always optimistic

He’ll give you anything

On his hand he proudly wears a ring

I’d seen the emblem often

On signs in many towns

And you’ll see it on old tombstones

In graveyards all around

So I asked if he would tell me

Exactly what it means

He smiled and said

I’ll tell you about this ring

It’s the way that I can tell the world

The kind of man I am

And I put my trust

In God Above

And for brotherhood I stand

It reminds me to be honest

To remember whence I came

I’m a man that you can count on

That’s why I wear this ring

So with shaking voice

I returned all my three degrees

And just before I saw the light

While bending on my knees

The room was all so silent

All at once I got to see

My eyes begin to focus on

Dad and my own ring

Now it’s the way

That I will tell the world

The kind of man I am

That put my trust in God above

And for brotherhood I stand

It reminds me to be honest

To remember whence I came

I’ll be a man that you can count on

That’s why I wear this ring