CHARGE OF THE GOD

And these are the words of Cernunnos, Herne, Atho, Beli, Haro, Crom, Pan, Green Man, the voice of the Horned One, He whose names are un-numbered:

I am the wild hunter of the forest deep
And I am the fire upon the hill
And I am the sower of the seed
And the tiller of the soil of the earth. 

 I am the golden warrior
Whose arrows are the shafts from the sun.
The thunder is my hoof fall
The wilderness my shrine.

I wield the oaken staff,
The elements at my call.
By day I am the sun
by night I ride upon the wild winds.

I am a stag, a tree and mountain.
My seed within the earth's dark womb
For I am the Horned One;
Sire of the Universe.
Love and Consort of the Goddess am I.

In the wilderness doth my spirit dwell
And all wildlings
And fugitives of oppression
are cherished within my heart.

To such as thee, my hidden children
Am I provider and protector;
For all things wild and free
are in my keeping.

And all things of beauty and freedom and love
Are joy unto my spirit;
Swiftly I come to merriment and laughter
for these are my invocations.

For I am the Lord of all life,
Yet also I have a dark face.
For I am Death; The Reaper of Souls.
And terrible is this my dark face
to those who know not the mystery.

Yet to my hidden children
Who know and love my spirit
My dark face is also sweet,
for ‘tis the face of deep and hidden wisdom.

For I am the giver of knowledge;
Life and death are mine to give.
From death thou shalt be reborn
unto new life and love.
Therefore seek my spirit and know me,
Bright and dark.
Then shalt thou know my mystery.

For I am the Ancient One:
My faces outnumber the stars.
I am the Horned One of un-numbered names.
I am the gentle and the fierce.

I am Cernunnos, Herne, Atho, Belie,
Haro, Crom, Pan, the Ancient One
Lord and Sire of the Universe All.