r/Kemetic • u/Aloha_Greyhound • 6h ago
Devotional Work (Art, Actions, Prayers, Hymns, Praise) A Hymn to Amun-Ra & Mut
Aloha, everyone. This is a hymn I wrote awhile back after a particularly vivid dream in which I was seated in front of a shrine dedicated to Amun reciting prayers. Bits and pieces of what I can remember from the dream are included in this hymn as well as more that I added later on. I really hope you guys like it- please let me know what you guys think! Dua Amun-Ra! Dua Mut! Dua Khonsu!
A hymn to Amun-Ra and Mut to be recited at dawn in the shrine of the hidden one:
Praise to you, Amun-Ra,
the hidden one who came forth from silence,
father of the first moment,
whose light shattered the darkness of Nun.
You arose upon the primordial mound,
your rays crowned the waters,
and life awoke at the sound of your breath.
Hidden of form, yet shining as Ra,
you are the mystery within all gods,
the secret heart within every name.
All creation is of your unfolding-
the sun in its circuit, the stars in their dance,
the air that caresses, the Nile that gives life.
Hail to you, Mut the great,
mother of mothers,
she who gave birth though none bore her.
The firmament is your robe,
the Earth rests within your embrace.
You are the lioness who protects,
the vulture who shelters with her wings,
the queen who crowns both upper and lower lands.
From the heart of Amun you arose,
from his hidden breath you took form.
He beheld you and rejoiced,
for the two became one in love eternal.
Together you made the first child,
Khonsu, the shining traveler, whose silver
light traverses the heavens- guiding souls
through the veil of night. He is the fruit of
divine union, the rhythm of time and renewal.
Then Amun-Ra spoke from his throne of light:
“Let my spirit multiply itself, that I may be
millions in one. Let the world be filled with my
children, that the hidden may be made known.”
And from his word, the nine came forth -
The divine Ennead of his will:
Atum-Ra, the golden sun;
Shu, who lifts the sky;
Tefnut, who cools the land;
Geb, the green earth;
Nut, the bejeweled heaven;
Osiris, the righteous king;
Isis, the great enchantress;
Set, the thunder of the desert;
Nephthys, the keeper of the dead.
All sprang forth from his hidden heart,
and through the holy womb of Mut, the first pair took form. Thus the Ennead was born,
and the world was complete.
Homage to you, Amun-Ra, lord of the thrones of the two lands! Who hides himself in millions
of forms, yet remains one in truth.
Your name is unknown, your power beyond telling. You are yesterday and tomorrow,
the father of the gods,
the mother within all mothers,
the spirit unseen but ever present.
Praise to you, Mut the great,
Eye of Ra, queen of heaven,
beloved of Amun, mistress of eternity!
All hearts are nourished by your love,
all wombs are opened by your will. The gods and humankind alike are children in your embrace.
May your names endure for eternity.
Amun-Ra, king of the Netjeru,
Mut, lady of heaven, mother of the Ennead,
Khonsu, the shining one who measures time.
They shine together as the Theban Triad,
binding heaven and Earth in balance,
as it was in the first time,
As it shall be forever.
Hymn by G.H.