To meet upon the level Is an easy thing to say, But when it comes to practice, Do we do it every day? Do we meet him on the level, If the Brother chance to be Just a little out at elbow Or baggy at the knee?
When we meet him in the workshop, Do we greet him with the grip That we do the noted statesman On a European trip? Do we meet him on the level And give him just the chance That we do the dashing fellow With the creases in his pants?
If fortune does not smile on him In sunshine and repose, Do we meet him on the level In his second-handed clothes? Do we invite him to our church, And seat him in our pew, And warm our hearts by clasping hands As Brothers ought to do?
Yes, we meet him on the level, On the broad Masonic plan, Whenever we know him to be A Mason and a man. We'll meet him on the level, And part upon the square, And then perhaps he'll vouch for us When we meet him over there.