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ab:charge2.txt 16jan90
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The Charge
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(Verse Version)
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HPS: "All ye assembled in my sight,
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Bow before my spirit bright.
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Aphrodite, Arionrhod,
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Lover of the Horned God,
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Mighty Queen of Witchery and night.
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Morgan, Etoine, Nisene,
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Diana, Bridgid, Melusine,
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Am I named of old by men.
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Artemis and Cerridwen,
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Hell's dark mistress, Heaven's Queen.
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Ye who would ask of me a rune,
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Or who would ask of me a boon,
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Meet me in some secret glade,
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Dance my round in greenwood shade,
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By the light of the full moon.
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In a place wild and lone,
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Dance about mine altar stone;
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Work my holy mystery.
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Ye who are feign to sorcery,
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I bring ye secrets yet unknown.
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No more shall ye know slavery,
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Who give true worship unto me.
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Ye who tread my round on Sabbat night,
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Come ye all naked to the rite,
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In token that ye be really free.
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I teach ye the mystery of rebirth,
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Work ye my mysteries in mirth.
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Heart joined to heart and lip to lip,
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Five are the points of fellowship,
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That bring ye ecstasy on earth,
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For I am the circle of rebirth.
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I ask no sacrifice, but do bow,
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No other Law but love I know,
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By naught but love may I be known.
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All things living are mine own,
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From me they come, to me they go."
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-Lots of published sources
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eg. "Grimoire of Lady Sheba"
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-Originally written by Doreen Valiente for GBG. That version was somewhat
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different from the one given here. See Dorren Valiente's "The Rebirth of
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Witchcraft"
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