94 HERMES T1USMEGISTUS. 



Let the immortal circle of The God receive my discourse. 

 For I am about to hymn Him having founded (a) all things, 

 Him having fixed the Earth, and suspended Heaven, and 

 commanded from the Ocean the sweet water to become 

 present (I) unto the earth inhabited and uninhabitable, for 

 the nourishment and use of all men; Him having com- 

 manded fire to shine for every action on gods and men. 

 Let us all together give the praise to Him, The Sublime 

 above the heavens, to the Founder of all Nature. This i& 

 the Eye of the Mind, and may He receive the praise of 

 these my powers. 



18. Ye powers that are in me hymn The One and the 

 Universe ; sing along with my will all the powers which 

 are in me. Holy Knowledge, enlightened from thee, 

 through thee hymning the intelligible (c) Light, I rejoice 

 in joy fulness of Mind. All ye powers hymn together 

 with me, and do thou my Temperance (d) hymn; my Jus- 

 tice hymn the just through me. My Communionship (e) 

 hymn the Universe ; through me Truth hymn the Truth ; 

 The Good hymn Good. Life and Light ; from us to you 

 the praise passes. I give thanks to Thee, Father ! 

 Energy of the Powers, I give thanks to Thee, O God ! 

 power of these energies of mine. Thy Word through me 

 hymneth Thee. Through me receive the Universe in 

 speech, rational sacrifice (/). 



19. The Powers that are in me shout these things. 

 They hymn Thee the Universe ; they perform Thy Will. 

 Thy Counsel is from Thee ; to Thee the Universe. Ke- 

 ceive from all rational sacrifice. The Universe that is 

 in us, Life preserve ! Light enlighten ! Spirit God ! 

 For The Mind ShepherdethQ/) Thy Word, Spirit-bearing 

 Creator ! (h) 



20. Thou art The God. Thy Man shouteth these things 

 through Fire, through Air, through Earth, through Water, 

 through Spirit, throughout the works of Thee. From the 



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(d) tyxpaLTstct. (e) xoivavia,. (/) TO nav Ao'yp "hQyi*>W 6vaiat.v. 



(h) 7rutv t uoiTQ(p6pt " 



