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Yule Carol

Hail the sun! Hail the sun!
Blessed is he! Blessed is he!
Hail the sun! Hail the sun!
Blessed is he! Blessed is he!
     All hail! Let there be joy!

This night is the eve of the great Nativity,
Reborn is the son of the Great Mother,
The rays of his face will touch the earth,
Again he will shine down from on high,
Earth and sky will glow to him,
     All hail! Let there be joy!

The peace of the earth to him, the joy of the sky to him,
Behold him each day as his strength increases,
The homage of a King be his, the welcome of an eagle be his,
Sun-King victorious, eagle all glorious,
Earth and ocean illumined by him,
     All hail! Let there be joy!

The mountains will glow with him, the plains will glow with him,
The voice of the waves with the song of the strand,
Announcing to us the sun is reborn,
Son of the Great Mother of the Land of Brightness,
Given birth on the long night of darkness,
     All hail! Let there be joy!

Bright to him the earth and sphere together,
His brightness reflected in the light of the Moon,
Son of the Great Mother, hasten thou to our land,
Thou Lord of Warmth, thou Lord of Light,
Golden Sun of hill and mountain,
     All hail! Let there be joy!