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THE BOOK OF THE DEAD: HE COMETH FORTH INTO THE DAY, by                    
First Line: "I am here, I have traversed the tomb, I behold thee"
Last Line: "in the beautiful world by the bright lake of horus, / riseth the day"
Subject(s): Death;fathers & Sons;heaven; "dead, The;paradise;


I AM here, I have traversed the Tomb, I behold thee,
Thou who art strong!
I have passed through the Underworld, gazed on Osiris,
Scattered the night.

I have come, I have gazed on my Father, Osiris,
I am his son.
I am the son who loveth his Father,
I am beloved.

I have made me a path through the western horizon,
Even as God.
I have followed his footsteps, and won through his magic
Millions of years.

The Gate between Heaven and Earth standeth open,
Glad is my path.
Hail, every god! every soul! out of darkness
Shineth my light!

Like the Hawk I went in; I come forth like the Phœnix,
Star of the dawn.
In the beautiful world by the bright Lake of Horus,
Riseth the Day.





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