To Hella

Hail to Hella, hospitable goddess
rejoiner of families, of parted friends.
Mistress of Helheim, preserver of Balder,
provider of light and warmth to those
who wander in a cold, dark afterworld,
granter of rest and comfort to those
whose lives were long and hard and filled with strife.
We thank you, goddess, for your kindnesses
to those we have loved and lost, who have passed
from our world into yours. Hail to Hella!