C. O.—‘O Lord God of Israel, there is

no other God like unto Thee, in
Heaven above, or in the Earth be-
neath, Who keepeth covenants and
showeth mercy unto Thy servants who .
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Freemasonry and its Etiquette
‘Let all the people of the Earth know that the Lord He is God, and that there is none else.
‘Let all the people of the Earth know Thy name, and fear Thee.
‘Let all the people of the Earth know that I have built this House, and con- secrated it to Thy service.
‘But wilt Thou, O God, indeed dwell upon the Earth? Behold, the Heavens, and Heaven of Heavens, can- not contain Thee; how much less this House that I have built ?
“Yet, have respect unto my prayer, and to my supplication, and hearken unto my cry.
‘May Thine eyes be opened towards this House by day and by night; and when Thy servants shall pray towards this House, hearken unto their supplica- tions; hear them in heaven Thy dwell- ing-place: and when Thou _hearest, forgive.’
Chant (Omnes): ‘ So mote it be.’
The Chaplain reads 2 Chron. ii. 1-16.
The Consecrating Officer directs Lodge Board to be uncovered.
The Lodge Board is uncovered by the D. of C., who arranges the petitioning Brethren as before on each side of the Board, with a sufficient space between
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. to allow the procession of C. O. and Ws. to pass. The Cornucopia filled with corn, and the vases with wine and oil, are handed by the D. of C. to the