An Invocation to Hern

AN INVOCATION TO HERN


I am the Piper
at the Gates of Dawn
and Lord of the Dance
Playing and Dancing
at the Birth
of All Things

I am a Stag of Seven Times
I am the Lord of Kith and Kine
I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Grain and Vine

I am the Master
of Animals and
Lord of the Hunt
I am the Lord of Wild Places
All untamed Wildernesses
and Wooded Places
are MY Domains

I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Kith and Kine
I am a Stag of Seven Times
I am the Lord of Grain and Vine

I am the Young God
and the Dying God
Son of the Mother
and through Her
I bring Rebirth
To Myself
and all Things

I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Kith and Kine
I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Grain and Vine

I am the Oak King
and the Holly King
Fighting Myself
and against Myself
To win the Hand
of the Goddess
To be her Consort
and Lover



I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Kith and Kine
I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Grain and Vine

I am the Master
of the Wild Hunt
Harbinger of Chaos
Death and Destruction

I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Kith and Kine
I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Grain and Vine

I am the Guardian
At the Gates of Death
He who watches
over the Passing
of the Dead
I am the Lord
of Death and Rebirth
Guiding souls
To Tir Na No-g
To rest and Learn
Until their time
to be Reborn

I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Kith and Kine
I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Grain and Vine

I am the Lord
of Grain and Vine
Teacher of Man
in the ways
of Growing Things
and the ways
of Healing Herbs
I am the Lord
of All Things
All Creatures
are MY Children
To protect and Cherish
To Nurture
and help Grow


I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Kith and Kine
I am a Stag of Seven Tines
I am the Lord of Grain and Vine (repeat this line 7 times

I wrote this one for a clan members dedication back in '08. The nice thing is that the verses can be rearrange to reflect the season and it still reads well.