Prayer to Hades

For my All Hallows rite tomorrow. Together with the prayer to Persephone.

Prayer to Haides

Lord Haides, magnanimous and just,
thy realm is an earthy tomb,
remote from mortals in their fleshy bust,
wrapped in Kharon’s watery road,
thy throne is fixed into the dismal plains,
unknown to most beings, mystery reigns
and there, there the ancestors dwell
for constant care of mortals is thy sacred role.
God of the Underworld, bend thy ear to me.
I honor the Keykeeper of the Underworld gate,
a strong barrier ‘tween the living and the dead
opened unwillingly in the spring, joyfully in the fall,
for the passage of your love and dread queen.
I honor thee as wise Judge of the Dead for
together with thy wife, Demeter’s daughter,
thee determine the future fate of the dead,
when my time comes remember, I plead,
the love and gifts I willingly offer thee.
As the generous Giver of Fortune and Food,
to thee belongs the wealth of the ground
whether edible root or gleaming pebble,
please be generous to me and mine,
a little more than enough is all we need.
All-ruling god, who receives all in the end,
Glory bright, favor my works with glee
for this holy rite honors thy wife and thee!
Lord Haides I hail! Be welcome!