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Orphic Hymns
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| 1 | Primary Hear golden Titan, whose eternal eye with broad survey, illumines all the sky. |
| 2 | Primary Self-born, unwearied in diffusing light, and to all eyes the mirrour of delight: |
| 3 | Primary Lord of the seasons, with thy fiery car and leaping coursers, beaming light from far: |
| 4 | Primary With thy right hand the source of morning light, and with thy left the father of the night. |
| 5 | Primary Agile and vig'rous, venerable Sun, fiery and bright around the heav'ns you run. |
| 6 | Primary Foe to the wicked, but the good man's guide, o'er all his steps propitious you preside: |
| 7 | Primary With various founding, golden lyre, 'tis mine to fill the world with harmony divine. |
| 8 | Primary Father of ages, guide of prosp'rous deeds, the world's commander, borne by lucid steeds, |
| 9 | Primary Immortal Jove [Zeus], all-searching, bearing light, source of existence, pure and fiery bright |
| 10 | Primary Bearer of fruit, almighty lord of years, agil and warm, whom ev'ry pow'r reveres. |
| 11 | Primary Great eye of Nature and the starry skies, doom'd with immortal flames to set and rise |
| 12 | Primary Dispensing justice, lover of the stream, the world's great despot, and o'er all supreme. |
| 13 | Primary Faithful defender, and the eye of right, of steeds the ruler, and of life the light: |
| 14 | Primary With founding whip four fiery steeds you guide, when in the car of day you glorious ride. |
| 15 | Primary Propitious on these mystic labours shine, and bless thy suppliants with a life divine. |