Opening Ode

Hail! Eternal! by whose aid

All created things were made;

Heaven and earth Thy vast design;

Hear us, Architect Divine!

May our work begun in Thee,

Ever blest with order be;

And may we when labours cease,

Part in harmony and peace.

By Thy Glorious Majesty-

By the trust we place in Thee-

By the badge and mystic sign-

Hear us! Architect Divine!

So mote it be