CLOSING IN THE SECOND DEGREE
WM – one gavel, SW – one gavel, JW – one gavel.
WM – Brethren, assist me to close the Lodge in the Second Degree.
ALL – rise.
WM – Bro. JW, what is the constant care of every FC FM?
JW – To prove the Lodge close tyled.
WM – Direct that duty to be done.
JW – Bro. IG, prove the Lodge close tyled.
IG – goes to door, gives FC knocks and returns to position in front of chair.
Tyler – responds with same knocks.
IG – Sp and FC Sn – Bro. JW, the Lodge is close tyled – cuts Sn.
JW – FC knocks, Sp and FC Sn – WM, the Lodge is close tyled – cuts Sn.
WM – Bro. SW, the next care?
SW – To see that the Brethren appear to order as Craftsmen.
WM – To order, Brethren, in the Second Degree.
ALL – take Sp with FC Sn.
WM – Bro. JW, in this position, what have you discovered?
JW – A sacred Symbol.
WM – Bro. SW, where is it situated?
SW – In the Centre of the building.
WM – to JW – To whom does it allude?
JW – The Grand Geometrician of the Universe.
Chaplain – Then, Brethren, let us remember that wherever we are, and whatever we do, He is with us, and His all-seeing eye observes us, and whilst we continue to act in conformity with the principles of the Craft, let us not fail to discharge our duty to Him with fervency and zeal.
ALL – So mote it be.
WM – Bro. SW, the labours of this Degree being ended, you have my command to close the Lodge – FC knocks (with l h).
SW – Brethren, in the name of the Grand Geometrician of the Universe, and by command of the WM, I close (ALL – cut Sn) this FCs Lodge – FC knocks.
JW – Happy have we met, Happy may we part, And happy meet again – FC knocks.
SD and JD – attend to TB and WTs, then stand to order in N and S, facing E.
IG – goes to door, gives FC knocks and returns to position in front of chair.
Tyler – responds with same knocks.
IPM – conceals both pts of Cs, then takes a pace back, facing WM.
IPM, SD and JD – take Sp with EA Sn, cut Sn, then return to respective positions in front of chairs.
WM – sits.
ALL – sit.