Egyptian religious poetry

IV. AMON

I

I wit bless the name of Amon. Heaven shal] hear the voice of my praise, and over the breadth of the earth shall it be heard. To the north and to the south I will declare his glory.

Let him be known to all people. Declare him to your sons and daughters, to great and to small, and to the generations that are yet unborn. Shout his name to the fishes in the stream and to the birds of the air. Declare him to the wise and to the foolish. Let him be known to all people.

Lord of those whose tongues are silent, thou who protectest the humble. Lo, I called upon thee when I was in trouble and thou savedst me. Thou givest life and strength to the wretched and savest those who are in bonds. For thou art merciful and gracious to all who call upon thee.

[J-E.A., ili (1916), p. 83]

2

Tuoucu I have sinned, yet the Lord showed compassion. His wrath abides not through the day ; his anger endures but a moment, it passes utterly away, and in mercy he turns his face again. [J-E.A., iii (1916), p. 85]

3

Hearken, all ye people, to my words; Amon, the Lord of Thebes, is the protector of all who call upon him. [J-E.A., iii (1916), p. 86] 90