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Spell 17 — Hymn to Ra at Dawn

E.A. Wallis Budge, 1895

Homage to thee, O Ra, at thy tremendous rising! Thou risest! Thou shinest! the heavens are rolled aside! Thou art the King of Gods, thou art the All-comprising, from thee we come, in thee are deified. Thy priests go forth at dawn, they wash their hearts with laughter, divine winds move in music before thy face.