THE CHALLENGE OF THOR

I AM THE GOD, THOR!
I AM THE WAR GOD!
I AM THE THUNDERER!
HERE IN MY NORTHLAND,
MY FASTNESS AND FORTRESS
REIGN I FOREVER!

HERE, AMID ICEBERGS
RULE I THE NATIONS;
THIS IS MY HAMMER.
"MAULNOR, THE MIGHTY"
GIANTS AND SATANS
CANNOT WITHSTAND IT!

THESE ARE THE SILVER GLOVES
WHEREWITH I WIELD IT.
AND HURL IT AFAR OFF;
THIS IS MY WARBELT;
WHENEVER I BRACE IT
MY STRENGTH IS REDOUBLED!

THE FIRE-GLEAM THOU SEEST
STREAM THROUGH THE HEAVENS,
IN FLASHES OF CRIMSON,
THIS IS MY RED BEARD
BLOWN BY THE NIGHT-WIND,
AFFRIGHTING THE NATIONS!

JOVE IS MY BROTHER;
MINE EYES ARE THE LIGHTNING;
THE WHEELS OF MY CHARIOT
ROLL IN THE THUNDER,
THE BLOWS OF MY HAMMER
RING IN THE EARTHQUAKE!

FORCE RULES THE WORLD STILL,
HAS RULED IT—SHALL RULE IT;
MEEKNESS IS WEAKNESS,
STRENGTH IS TRIUMPHANT
OVER THE WHOLE EARTH,
STILL IT IS THOR'S DAY!

I AM THE GOD, THOR!
I AM THE WAR GOD!
I AM THE THUNDERER!
HERE IN MY NORTHLAND
MY FASTNESS AND FORTRESS
RULE I FOREVER.