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Latter-Day Psalms
ATHENA
Daughter of the Most High! Spirit that reignest in the minds of men!
Thou art that through which all living things are kin, even the highest with the lowest.
In the beginning thou didst enter into the waters; and there was life.
Thou didst make for thyself creatures; and thou dwellest as a spirit in each.
Thou didst lead the beasts towards wisdom, that there might be men.
Thou wert in the minds of the first peoples when they wearied of brutishness, when they opened their eyes and saw beauty.
Thou makest the peoples to conquer the earth and tame the lightning and understand the stars, that their spirits may be enlarged in wisdom and virtue.
Thou wilt make of mankind a noble being, even Humanity thy minister.
Thou dwellest in each of thy servants, to direct his ways.
Thou makest thy men heroes; thy women are high-souled.
Thou art that through which all living things are kin, even the highest with the lowest.
In the beginning thou didst enter into the waters; and there was life.
Thou didst make for thyself creatures; and thou dwellest as a spirit in each.
Thou didst lead the beasts towards wisdom, that there might be men.
Thou wert in the minds of the first peoples when they wearied of brutishness, when they opened their eyes and saw beauty.
Thou makest the peoples to conquer the earth and tame the lightning and understand the stars, that their spirits may be enlarged in wisdom and virtue.
Thou wilt make of mankind a noble being, even Humanity thy minister.
Thou dwellest in each of thy servants, to direct his ways.
Thou makest thy men heroes; thy women are high-souled.
