🏛️ Hymn 49 - LYSIUS LENÆUS [LYSIOS LENAIOS]

A Hymn. Hear me, Jove's [Zeus'] son, blest Bacchus, God of wine, born of two mothers, honor'd and divine; Lysian, Euion Bacchus, various-nam'd, of Gods the offspring secret, holy, fam'd:

Fertile and nourishing whose liberal care earth's fruits increases, flourishing and fair; Sounding, magnanimous, Lenæan pow'r, O various form'd, medic'nal, holy flow'r:

Mortals in thee, repose from labour find, delightful charm, desir'd by all mankind: Fair-hair'd Euion, Bromian, joyful God, Lysian, invested with the leafy rod.

To these our rites, benignant pow'r incline, when fav'ring men, or when on Gods you shine; Be present to thy mystic's suppliant pray'r, rejoicing come, and fruits abundant bear.