![]() Now, onto the lyrics - more specifically, the line:Īre you ready to swear right here, right now" What does a true Masonic gavel look like? The head of the gavel is rectangular, flat on one end and can be slightly pinched or come to a point on the other end." In speculative Freemasonry, the Masonic Gavel is used to symbolically divest the heart and consciousness of all the vices and superfluities (excesses) of life in order to ready ourselves as if we were living stones, open to be shaped into a spiritual being that is pleasing to our Creator. In the operative stonemason era, the common gavel was a tool used to hew (break) the rough edges from the stones (ashlars) in order to perfectly fit them into place. The common gavel is also one of the working tools of the Entered Apprentice. In this capacity, order is maintained and a structured outcome to the proceedings is achieved. "The Masonic gavel is an emblem of authority used by the Master of the lodge to show his executive power over the assemblage by punctuating its actions. There's a lot of reference to Freemasonry in this song. Still you call on me for entrance to the shrine That you're ready to stand right here, right now ![]() Are you ready to swear right here, right now
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