{"sf1_id":1060278,"sf2_id":"rn6AgrGm","title":"In the Service of Mystery (Pt. 13.5) BONUS","author":"CofEFur","words":153,"posted_at":"2016-08-10T17:44:00.000Z","tags":["Anthro","Clean","Poetry","Sacrifice","fur","song"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1060278-in-the-service-of-mystery-pt-13-5-bonus","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/rn6AgrGm","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/35/f1/35f1ed32-b5f7-4f4e-95a6-f3296d66e084","description":"#17 of In the Service of Mystery\n\nMore extras! This is based on an ancient folk song called the 'Lyke Wake Dirge'.\nIn the world of ItSoM it is one of the ritual chants of the pagans of the Amble Valley - a call and response chant. Father Francis will have to face this down later on.\nWhat are they offering, to \"the god\"? What other ancient dangers lurk in the seemingly idyllic Amble Valley?\nWild guesses in the comments are positively encouraged!","content":"This ae nighte, this ae nighte,\n\n_Every nighte and alle,_\n\nFire and fleet and candle-lighte,\n\n_This offering of thy soule._\n\nWhen thou from hence away art past,\n\n_Every nighte and alle,_\n\nTo the god's house art come at last,\n\n_This offering of thy soule._\n\nIf e'er thou gavest hosen and clout,\n\n_Every night and alle,_\n\nSit thee down, thy veil put on,\n\n_This offering of thy soule._\n\nFrom the god's house thou shalt not leave,\n\n_Every nighte and alle,_\n\nThe Brig o' Dread be thy surcease,\n\n_This offering of thy soule._\n\nBanishèd is prieste and churche,\n\n_Every nighte and alle,_\n\nPurging fiere shalle clean thy bones,\n\n_This offering of thy soule._\n\nThy fur shall blanche, thy bones shall dry,\n\n_Every nighte and alle,_\n\nOffer of thy puritie,\n\n_This offering of thy soule._\n\n_This ae nighte, this ae nighte_\n\n_Every nighte and alle,_\n\n_Fire and fleet and candle-lighte,_\n\n_The god shalle eat thy soule._\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"In the Service of Mystery","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1059466-in-the-service-of-mystery-pt-13.json","next":"https://sofurry.com/s/XnrdAgEe"}}