Orange and Blue

When brethren are met in their orders so grand,
What a beautiful sight for to view.
I was ordered to stand, by a brother’s command,
To receive the bright Orange and Blue.
To receive etc.

In darkness I entered, the Lord He knows where,
First bound me in chains it is true;
My shoes from my feet I did then cast away,
To receive the bright Orange and Blue.

A rumbling noise just like thunder I heard,
Presented itself to my view,
You would stand with amazement to see them proclaim,
To receive the bright Orange and Blue.

A glittering light unto me was revealed,
I became a fresh soul, quite anew;
I’ll stand by my cause, my religion, and laws,
I’ll die by the Orange and Blue.

What a shameful disgrace on a lodge it doth bring,
To see brethren each other subdue;
When hatred and envy profession pursue,
Then they fly from the Orange and Blue.

Let us join heart and hand, and like William stand,
In defending a cause just and true;
Let the Boyne be our guide, as our forefathers died
In defence of the Orange and Blue.