Will you ever be true to a brother
In actions as well as in creed?
Will you stand by his side as no other
Could stand, in the hour of his need?
Will you boldly defend him from peril,
And lift from him poverty’s curse—
Will the promise of old, which you willingly made,
Reach down from your lips to your purse?
The world’s battle-field is before you:
Let Wisdom walk close by your side,
Let Faith spread her snowy wings o’er you,
Let Truth be your comrade and guide;
Let Fortitude, Justice, and Mercy
Direct all your conduct aright,
And let each word and act tell to men the proud fact,
You are worthy the name of ‘Sir Knight.’
Printed by T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty
at the Edinburgh University Press.