Hymn VIII

To Antinous-Apollon

You shoot from afar, but your aim is true,

Antinous Apollon, master of the hunt.

You speak from afar, but your words are true,

Antinous Apollon, giver of prophecy.

You sound the harp and the notes ring true,

Antinous Apollon, leader of the Muses.

Where your light shines, we can see what is true.

When you have spoken, we can hear what is true.

When you lead the dance, the harmony is true

between body and mind, soul and spirit, self and other.

Ever-shining one, brilliant by day or night,

let your light shine in me and through me;

let your voice sing in me and through me;

let your truth ring in me and through me, truly.