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" Rite To Tyr:

Hail to the One-Handed God!
Hail to Him whose name is Honor
And whose Word is iron,
Who alone never shirks the thankless task
Whose reason is Lawful Necessity.
Hail to the Lord of Swords,
Who gave a weapon-bearing hand
To see that what must be done was done in truth.
Hail God of the sunset, last single ray of light,
Lord of loyal morality, whose name none takes in vain.
Now must I face loss to do what is right,
O Lord Tyr, and I do not ask for your aid
To take away that loss, that I might hope for ease of action.
As you stood forth knowing you must lose to win,
So I ask only that you keep my back straight,
My arm strong, my hand from trembling,
My voice from faltering, my words from vanishing,
My head up, and my resolve unyielding
As I reach into the challenging maw of my own future. "

Galina Krasskova , Northern Tradition for the Solitary Practitioner: A Book of Prayer, Devotional Practice, and the Nine Worlds of Spirit


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Galina Krasskova quote : Rite To Tyr:<br /><br />Hail to the One-Handed God!<br />Hail to Him whose name is Honor<br />And whose Word is iron,<br />Who alone never shirks the thankless task<br />Whose reason is Lawful Necessity.<br />Hail to the Lord of Swords,<br />Who gave a weapon-bearing hand<br />To see that what must be done was done in truth.<br />Hail God of the sunset, last single ray of light,<br />Lord of loyal morality, whose name none takes in vain.<br />Now must I face loss to do what is right,<br />O Lord Tyr, and I do not ask for your aid<br />To take away that loss, that I might hope for ease of action.<br />As you stood forth knowing you must lose to win,<br />So I ask only that you keep my back straight,<br />My arm strong, my hand from trembling,<br />My voice from faltering, my words from vanishing,<br />My head up, and my resolve unyielding<br />As I reach into the challenging maw of my own future.