A Song of the Rosy Cross + 

He who measures gain and loss, + 

When he gave to thee the Rose, + 

Gave to me alone the Cross; + 

Where the blood-red blossom blows + 

In a wood of dew and moss, + 

There thy wandering pathway goes, + 

Mine where waters brood and toss; + 

Yet one joy have I, hid close, + 

He who measures gain and loss, + 

When he gave to thee the Rose, + 

Gave to me alone the Cross. + 