Yule Rites
Hail
to the Oak King
Born
on Yule Day
Hail
and Fairwell the Holly King
Who
is seen passing this way
The
Year is gone
Yet
the Year is to come
Hail
and Blessings Be
Quite
the Fires burn
Dark
is the Night
Come
forth Salamanders of Fire
To
light up the Rite
Still
the Waters in Icy domain
Cold
is the Realm of waters fane
Come
Forth Undines of Water
To
quench the Thirst for Knowledge
Frosted
Lies the Land
Earth
is quite and still'
Come
Forth The greens of Winter
The
evergreens to remind of springtime's will
Howl
does the Wind
Airs
voice is heard loud
Come
forth Sylphs of Air
Let
the land ring with your sound
Mistletoe
sprigs
Gathered
with care
Life
and Love everlasting
For
those who stand here
The
year wheel turns, the power burns
The
Sun tells us all of it's story
May
all life shout in life's turnabout
For
the return of the Sun in it's glory
The
Tree of Tannenbaum
Hung
with our wishes and gifts of life
Bright
is this day of Yuletide
Gone
are the woes of strife
Gifts
are given this day of Lights
To
remind all of the Gift, of tomorrow's life
To
spend it well is our call tonight
Hail
My Lords and Ladies,
May
we shine with your light
Rebirth,
New life, a chance to live again
Hail
Divine Ones and hold close and near
On
this long cold night of winter
Those
we love most dear
Queen
of the Cold darkness
Ice
Mother of Life-in-Death
Hail
and blessed is thy gift of new life
Born
again is the Sun of new promise
Of
the year to shine yet again
Saturnalia,
Great Saturn, We remember you
When
all the past is forgiven
When
all wrongs are forgotten, Face forward
To
the new year we have been given
Time
to Cast away, as in the Druids Rite
Any
and all, which impedes the light
From
shadows gloom
We
light the room
Of
heart as well as the Night
The
Yule Log burns
Great
Thor learns, of our needs in the Night
Hail
Mighty Warrior, Defender of Midgard
Whose
hand protects us with his Might
Powers
of Air
Winter
gales, and colds caresses
Sweep
clean our minds of last years thoughts
For
the ideas of the new year to come
Hail
and blessed be
Powers
of Fire
Of
the hearth fires of winters chill
Purify
our hearts with thy flame
For
the challenges of the new year to come
Hail
and blessed be
Powers
of Water
Crystal
snowflakes, The Sparkling ice falls
Let
our emotions flow strong
For
the feelings of the new year to come
Hail
and blessed be
Powers
of Earth
Snow-covered
mountains,
Silent
majesty in the night
Grant
to us stability
For
the tasks of the new year to come
Hail
and blessed be
