Hymn XXX: To Bacchus

Bacchus I call loud-sounding and divine,
Inspiring God, a twofold shape is thine :
Thy various names and attributes I sing,
O firstborn, thrice begotten, Bacchic king.
Rural, ineffable, two-form'd, obscure,
Two-horn'd, with ivy crown'd, and Euion pure :
Bull-fac'd and martial, bearer of the vine,
Endu'd with counsel prudent and divine :
Omadius, whom the leaves of vines adorn,
Of Jove and Proserpine occultly born
In beds ineffable; all-blessed pow'r,
Whom with triennial off'rings men adore.
Immortal demon, hear my suppliant voice,
Give me in blameless plenty to rejoice ;
And listen gracious to my mystic pray'r,
Surrounded with thy choir of nurses fair.