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Who
hath measured the waters In
the hollow of his hand, And
meted out heaven with a span, And
comprehended the dust of the earth In a measure, And
weighed the mountains in scales, And the hills in a balance? T'he
sun ariseth, and the Brothers gather together, They
go forth unto their work in the fields; With
strong backs and cheerful hearts they go forth To
labor together in the Garden of the Brotherhood. They
are the Workers of Good, Because
they work the good of the Heavenly Father. They
are the spirit, conscience and soul of those Who
teach the Law and who struggle for the Law. With
the right arm and the left, they till the soil, And
the desert bursts forth in colors of green and gold. With
the right arm and the left, they lay the stones Which
shall build on earth the Kingdom of Heaven. They
are the messengers of the Angel of Work: In
them is revealed the holy Law. O
Heavenly Father! How manifold are thy works! In
wisdom hast thou made them all; The
earth is full of thy riches. Thou
sendest the springs into the valleys, Which run among the hills. Thou
givest drink to every beast of the field, And
causeth the grass to grow for the cattle. Thou settest the mighty trees in their places, That
the birds of heaven may have their habitation, And sing sweetly among the branches. Thou givest herbs for the service of man, That
he may bring forth food out of the earth. In
the hands of the Brothers all thy gifts bear fruit, For
they are building on earth the Kingdom of Heaven. Thou
openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Thou
sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And
together with thy holy Angels, They
shall renew the face of the earth. O thou Heavenly Father!Thou who art one alone! Reveal unto the Children of Light: Which is the foremost place Wherein
the earth feeleth the greatest joy? The
Heavenly Father answering, said: It is
the place whereupon one of the Brothers Who
follow the holy Law, steppeth forth: With
his good thoughts, good words and good deeds! Whose
back is strong in service, Whose
hands are not idle, Who
lifteth up his voice in full accord with the Law. That
place is holy whereon one of the Brothers Soweth
the most Of corn, of grass, of fruit: Where
he watereth that ground which is dry, Or
draineth the too wet soil For
the earth hath been given unto the keeping Of
the Children of Light, That
they treasure and care for it, And
bring from its depths only that Which
is for the nourishment of the body. Blessed
are the Children of Light Whose
joy is in the work of the Law, Who
labor in the Garden of the Brotherhood by day, And
join the Angels of the Heavenly Father by night. From their lips is the story told, Which doth serve as a teaching for the sons of men: It is said that the trees went forth on a time To anoint a king over them; And
they said unto the olive tree,"Reign thou over us. " But
the olive tree said unto them, "Should
I leave my fatness, Wherewith
by me they honor God and man, And
go to be promoted over the trees?" And
the trees said to the fig tree, "Come
thou, and reign over us. But
the fig tree said unto them, "Should
I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, And
go to be promoted over the trees?" Then
said the trees unto the vine, "Come
thou, and reign over us. And
the vine said unto them, "Should
I leave my wine, Which
cheereth God and man, And
go to be promoted over the trees?" A man of the Law who fulfills his tasks Does
not need further blessings.
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