Hymn To Osiris

Hail, royal one, coming forth in the body!

Hail, hereditary son, chief of the ranks of the gods!

Hail, lord of many existences!

Hail, thou whose substance is like gold in the temples!

Hail, lord of the duration of life, giver of years!

Hail, lord living throughout eternity!

Hail, lord worthy of many hundreds of thousands of praises!

Hail, brilliant one, both at thy rising and thy setting!

Hail to him who maketh pleasant all that which breatheth!

Behold the lord of great fear and trembling

Hail, lord of many divinities!

Hail, resplendent one-with the white crown, lord of the royal crown!

Behold the sacred child of Horus, the praised one!
Hail, thou soul of Ra, in the adored boat
Hail, thou restful leader! take possession of thy shrine.
Behold the lord of fear, who causeth himself to come into being!
Hail, thou whose heart palpitateth not,--take possession of thy city!
Behold the one beloved of gods and goddesses
Hail, thou who causeth the inundation,--take possession of thy temple!
Hail, dweller in the underworld,--take possession of thy offerings!
Hail, thou protector,--take possession of thy temple!
Hail, thou who growest like unto the ape of Tehuti, or to the shining sunlight!
Hail, thou flower honoured of Pharaoh!
Hail, thou who handlest the holy rigging of the Sektet-boat!
Behold the lord of youth,--he becometh old in his shrine!
Behold the excellent souls, which are in the realms of Death!
Behold the sacred designer of north and south!
Behold the mysterious one, lie who is unknown to mankind!