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Up! Rise up and roll
along! Thou immortal, shining, Swift-steeded Angel
of Sun! Above the Mountains!
Produce Light for
the World! Angel of Sun, thou
art the Fountain of Light: Thou dost Pierce the
darkness. Open thou the gate
of the horizon! The Angel of Sun
doth dwell far above the earth, Yet do her rays fill
our days with life and warmth. The chariot of the
morning doth bring the light Of the rising sun And maketh glad the
hearts Of men. The Angel of Sun
doth illumine our path With rays of
splendor. Angel of Sun! Dart forth thy rays
upon me! Let them touch me;
let them penetrate me! I give myself to
thee and thy embrace, Blessed with the
fire of life! A molten flood of
holy joy Flows toward me from
thee! Onward to thee,
Angel of Sun! As no man can look
upon the sun with naked eyes, So no man can see
God face to face, Lest he be consumed
by the flames Which guard the Tree
of Life. Study, then, the
Holy Law: For the face of the
Sun and the face of God Can be seen only by
the one who hath within him The Revelation of
the Law. Thinkest thou that
death is an end? Thy thoughts are
foolish as those of a child Who sees dark sky
and falling rain And cries that there
is no sun. Wouldst thou grow
strong in the Law? Be, then, as the sun
at noonday, Which shineth with
light and warmth on all men, And giveth freely
and abundantly of her golden glory. Then shall the
Fountain of Light flow back to thee, As the Sun is never
without light, For it floweth
freely, without restraint. And when the Sun riseth, Then the Earth, made
by the Creator, Becometh clean,The
running waters become pure, The waters of the
wells become pure, The waters of the
sea become pure, The standing waters
become pure, All the Holy
Creatures become pure. It is through
brightness and glory That man is born who
listens well To the Holy Words of
the Law, Whom Wisdom holds dear. Through their brightness and glory Doth the Sun go his way, Through their brightness and glory Doth the Moon go her way, Through their
brightness and glory Do the Stars go their way unto the immortal, shining, swift-steeded Sun Let there be
invocation with sacrifice and prayer. When the Light of
the Sun waxeth brighter, When the brightness
of the Sun waxeth warmer, Then do the heavenly
forces arise. They pour their
Glory upon the Earth, Made by the Heavenly Father, For the increase of
the Children of Light, For the increase of the immortal, Shining, swift-steeded Sun. He who offers up a sacrifice Unto the immortal,
shining, swift-steeded Sun, To withstand darkness, To withstand death
that creeps in unseen, offereth it up unto
the Heavenly Father, offereth it up unto
the Angels, offereth it up unto his own soul. He rejoiceth all the heavenly and earthly forces Who offereth up a
sacrifice Unto the immortal,
shining, swift-steeded Sun. I will sacrifice
unto that friendship, The best of all
friendships, That reign between
the Angel of Sun And the sons of the
Earthly Mother. I bless the Glory
and Light, The Strength and the
Vigor, Of the immortal,
shining, swift-steeded Angel of Sun!
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