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Reader | Orphic Hymns, Hymn 49
Orphic Hymns
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| 1 | Primary Hear me, Jove's [Zeus'] son, blest Bacchus, God of wine, born of two mothers, honor'd and divine; |
| 2 | Primary Lysian, Euion Bacchus, various-nam'd, of Gods the offspring secret, holy, fam'd: |
| 3 | Primary Fertile and nourishing whose liberal care earth's fruits increases, flourishing and fair; |
| 4 | Primary Sounding, magnanimous, Lenaean pow'r, O various form'd, medic'nal, holy flow'r: |
| 5 | Primary Mortals in thee, repose from labour find, delightful charm, desir'd by all mankind: |
| 6 | Primary Fair-hair'd Euion, Bromian, joyful God, Lysian, invested with the leafy rod. |
| 7 | Primary To these our rites, benignant pow'r incline, when fav'ring men, or when on Gods you shine; |
| 8 | Primary Be present to thy mystic's suppliant pray'r, rejoicing come, and fruits abundant bear. |