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Yule Chant

Hail the sun! Hail the sun!
Blessed is he! Blessed is he!
     Hail the sun! Hail the sun!
     Blessed is he! Blessed is he!

Prosperity be upon this dwelling,
On all that we have heard and seen,
On the bare bright floor flags,
On the shapely standing stone staves,
     Hail the sun! Hail the sun!
     Blessed is he! Blessed is he!

Bless this house and all that it contains,
From rafter to stone to beam;
Shielded by the Goddess from pall to cover,
Be the healing of all herein,
     Hail the sun! Hail the sun!
     Blessed is he! Blessed is he!

May we be in lasting possession of the house,
May we be healthy about the hearth,
Many be the ties and stakes in the homestead,
Fair Ones dwelling on this foundation,
     Hail the sun! Hail the sun!
     Blessed is he! Blessed is he!

Offer to the Sun King from found to cover,
Every stave and stone and beam;
Offer again both rods and cloth,
Be health to all who dwell herein,
     Every generation for aye!
         Hail the sun! Hail the sun!
         Blessed is he! Blessed is he!