====== #2094 - K. of P. Initiatory Anthem / Installation Anthem ======
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  *Composer:
    *1) ++Justus Henry Rathbone|{{search>"Justus Henry Rathbone" @cobs}}++ (1839-1889), c1864
    *2) ++Justus Henry Rathbone|{{search>"Justus Henry Rathbone" @cobs}}++ (1839-1889), c1864
  *Also known as:
    *2) Installation Ode
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  *1) ++Lyrics:|\\
In the deep hush that o'er the earth is stealing,\\
Father, I come to thee;\\
With humbleness of heart I bow, appealing--\\
Be merciful to me!\\
In the deep hush that o'er the earth is stealing,\\
Father, I come to thee;\\
With humbleness of heart I bow, appealing,\\
Be merciful to me!\\
Be merciful to me!\\
\\
++
    *++Justus Henry Rathbone|{{search>"Justus Henry Rathbone" @cobs}}++ (1839-1889), c1864
  *2) ++Lyrics:|\\
Hail, brother knights, all hail!\\
May friendship long prevail,\\
To bind us fast,\\
May harmony and peace\\
Our happiness increase,\\
And friendship never cease,\\
While life shall last.\\
\\
Hail, officers elect,\\
With honor and respect,\\
And glad accliam!\\
As rulers of our band,\\
With willing heart and hand,\\
T'obey your just command\\
Shall be our aim.\\
\\
++
    *H.R. Williams, c1864
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The Knights of Pythias songbook //Odes and Marches of the order of Knights of Pythias// contains over a dozen ritualistic songs, almost all written by Justus Henry Rathbone. An alternate melody to the //Initiatory Anthem// is also found; a second //Installation Ode// is used for other purposes.

The [[http://www.pythias.org/|Order of Knights of Pythias]] is an international, non-sectarian fraternal order, established in 1864 in Washington, DC, by Rathbone and was the first fraternal order to be chartered by an Act of Congress.

/*Editors:

There is an alternate //Installation Ode// which has different melody and lyrics.

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