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Reader | Orphic Hymns, Hymn 65
Orphic Hymns
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| 1 | Primary Strong, mighty Vulcan [Hephaistos], bearing splendid light, unweary'd fire, with flaming torrents bright: |
| 2 | Primary Strong-handed, deathless, and of art divine, pure element, a portion of the world is thine: |
| 3 | Primary All-taming artist, all-diffusive pow'r, 'tis thine supreme, all substance to devour: |
| 4 | Primary Aether, Sun, Moon, and Stars, light pure and clear, for these thy lucid parts to men appear. |
| 5 | Primary To thee, all dwellings, cities, tribes belong, diffus'd thro' mortal bodies bright and strong. |
| 6 | Primary Hear, blessed power, to holy rites incline, and all propitious on the incense shine: |
| 7 | Primary Suppress the rage of fires unweary'd frame, and still preserve our nature's vital flame. |