Dagon Hymn

[@Konform2zoidberg]

Oh mighty father from the deep, whose sacred oath we ever keep Who brings the bounties of the sea in answer to man's solemn plea oh grant that we may dwell one day Forever in Y'ha-nthlei Oh mother who with many arms enfolds and keeps us safe from harms Who knows the waters' ebb and flow with ancient wisdom from below oh grant that we may dwell one day Forever in Y'ha-nthlei Oh fearsome Deep Ones of the sea, to you we pledge our loyalty And hear this oath we ever make, our willing flesh is yours to take And thus we ever humbly pray to join you in Y'ha-nthlei. Ia! hmmm, it has a beat and you can dance to it.

[@Yzarro]

I think it's "And if this oath we ever break," not "and hear this oath we ever make"

[@scaper8]

@@Yzarro Honestly, given how the Innsmouth folk "keep the pact," I can see it being either one.

[@MARGARELON]

@@scaper8 Good point. *shudder*

[@phreakazoith2237]

ah...those happy sing alongs at the dark reef....

[@Mitsomnia]

I played this and a thunderstorm warning came on the radio.

[@rollespil1000]

It's a strange kind of beauty; It's cold and austere,. And whatever it was that ye've done to be here; It's the sum of yer hopes yer despairs and yer fears; When the last ship sails.

[@flair541]

Anyone suddenly feel like converting? No, the fins on my back have nothing to do with that question.

[@Godzillafan-tv1ks]

Have you considered setting up a trade route with R’lyeh by any chance? No, the tentacles I have on my face and my octopus eyes have nothing to do with that question.

[@flair541]

@@Godzillafan-tv1ks The problem is you guys have too many orcas in the surrounding routes. They eat the fish unless we feel like sending a small army to guard the wagons.

[@kaiserhundkek2531]

Kaiserhund: Would it be fine if we did a culture sharing operation with the library of Yog-Sothoth? Our records of Dagonian customs are rather thin after the Whitly incident, the orbs hovering around me and the fact that I have satyr legs have nothing to do with the question.

[@zboy1152]

You guys know where a sacrificial altar is? No, my fish like appearance has nothing to do with that question

[@act1sciii]

🤣

[@serbia712]

I'll put this on when Jehovah's Witnesses appear at my door!

[@michaelgreaves2375]

I played this video and the ocean became choppy with white caps. A thick fog rolled in with the surf as the twilight fell, which is somewhat strange. I live in the middle of the Mohave desert.

[@D.C.T.23]

Oh my, what a lovely tune! It's sooo catchy! Also, when I played it for my boyfriend, who is a scientist with stunningly gorgeous hair, all of his cool little science thingies began to just go crazy.

[@redpyro9678]

I put this in front of my science thingies as well and played it, seemed to have a similar reaction, I will be posting my findings for the scientific community so that they may repeat the experiment.

[@hobo-lu-knight]

I read this comment without knowing it was our friendly neighborhood radio host and knew it was about Carlos immediately

[@TF2BluSoldier]

I read a few comments and giggled at the things like, "thunderstorm warning" and whatnot. Both times I've listened to this (days apart) the whole area seems to get a bit cooler, despite the normal temperatures being way too high.

[@Lorenzo1366]

I played this and now I smell the distinct saltiness & fishy smell of the sea. The sky is getting dark, even though it's hours til sunset and a fog is slowly creeping into the yard. I think I should have heeded the warning......

[@sartanko]

Laurie Batog It's not working for me, could you help me out?

[@xavieronasis5361]

Take the oaths.

[@k9vendettathewolfofmordor529]

holy fuck i actually smell sea salt and im no where near the ocean

[@ezrablock3218]

THE WINDOW!! THE WINDOW!!

[@samuelkuhn4067]

This should be a US Navy hymn

[@Jamhael1]

Hey, its a good intimidation technique, in fact.

[@KrimzonFlygon1]

Can anyone see this in a horror trailer? Like, instead of a choir, it’s just this little kid speaking it like a prayer, and we get flashes of eldritch stuff happening and it’s capped off with the silhouette of Dagon rising from the depths?

[@bitterlord_4089]

Choir is a better idea I guess

[@calebwheeler8143]

Since the man who made the Colour Out Of Space adaptation is considering adapting the Shadow Over Innsmouth, maybe he could try to get the rights to this for trailer use like you suggested.

[@KrimzonFlygon1]

...siiiigh. ANOTHER one? Shadow Over Innsmouth’s good, but seriously, mass media, Lovecraft wrote other stories.

[@lordlammi1562]

@@KrimzonFlygon1 Wait, what other Shadow over Innsmouth film adaptations have there been?

[@KrimzonFlygon1]

@@lordlammi1562 Dagon. Cthulhu (2007), Chiaki J. Konaka's The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Shadow Over Innsmouth (2015) by Brian Moore, not to mention the thousands of other stories and pieces of media that just slap Deep Ones in and say "Look! Lovecraft!" even if they don't follow the rest of the story, ie. Darkest Dungeon. Video game wise, there's the ever-beloved Call of Cthulhu Dark Corners of the Earth and The Sinking City, among others I'm certain I missed. For contrast, when's the last time you saw an adaptation of the Dunwich Horror?

[@FarFromEquilibrium]

Thank you for not letting the people of Innsmouth sing it, because then it would have just been a bunch of grunting and barking and gurgling.

[@phreakazoith2237]

Oh the children of the sea, hear how they sing!

[@M-CH_]

That's not supposed to be sung above water, ignorants!

[@Krooksbane]

😂

[@josietyner761]

The Young Innsmouth choir have pretty sweet voices until their gills drop.

[@madamvaudelune3298]

Josie Tyner exactly. My two children by Onesiforus III Marsh are in that choir, Obed IV is the bass.

[@chinmustache6420]

This feels like an actual hymn, complete with the amen (Iä). Well done!

[@papanurgle8393]

You better be ready to move to an arid landlocked plateau miles from any ocean after singing that!

[@PinkieRockStar878]

Even here, you're not safe. Trust me. The rivers flow to the ocean.

[@zedrseven]

Immediately after listening to this, I was killed to death in a way most mysterious and foul.

[@williamcasey1927]

Kris Green hope things get better.👍 🦑🦐🐟🦎🐬🐋🐳🐚🦀🐙🦈🐌🐳🐳 *blub*

[@paterfamiliasgeminusiv4623]

I believe you.

[@FearscapeFilms]

'Twas but a flesh wound.

[@andrewmcguinness1845]

Ah! You, too? I died to death in a most unexplained and foul manner as well!

[@Oooze3424]

people talk about storms starting after playing this, I play it during a storm and the storm ended

[@primaveradowinterhalter9396]

Two

[@abstrakter8999]

I can't stop listening to this...

[@Remimi_in_prison]

that's understandable

[@flair541]

I can't either.

[@bakurascoffeeshop7960]

Listening to this I remembered, I live near the coast... I'm scared now.

[@darkgalaxy1402]

Why is that song so catchy? I want to listen it again and again, though I don't think it is very outstanding Damn, I'm taking my words back, tis pretty good

[@lordlammi1562]

Oh, mighty father from the deep, whose sacred oath we ever keep Who brings the bounties of the sea in answer to man's solemn plea Oh grant that we may dwell one day Forever in Y'ha-nthlei Oh, mother who with many arms enfolds and keeps us safe from harm Who knows the waters' ebb and flow with ancient wisdom from below Oh, grant that we may dwell one day Forever in Y'ha-nthlei Oh, fearsome Deep Ones of the sea, to you we pledge our loyalty And if this oath we ever break, our willing flesh is yours to take And thus we ever humbly pray to join you in... Y'ha-nthlei. Ia............

[@congyoglas]

I wish this had subtitles - but now that I think about it, maybe I _don't_ wish that...

[@sartanko]

+Mike Davis Further down the comments you got the lyrics.

[@lordlammi1562]

Oh, mighty father from the deep, whose sacred oath we ever keep Who brings the bounties of the sea in answer to man's solemn plea Oh grant that we may dwell one day Forever in Y'ha-nthlei Oh, mother who with many arms enfolds and keeps us safe from harm Who knows the waters' ebb and flow with ancient wisdom from below Oh, grant that we may dwell one day Forever in Y'ha-nthlei Oh, fearsome Deep Ones of the sea, to you we pledge our loyalty And if this oath we ever break, our willing flesh is yours to take And thus we ever humbly pray to join you in... Y'ha-nthlei. Ia............

[@georgeofhamilton]

This sounds surprisingly present.

[@dianalawnder5282]

So like, I get to marry a fish person? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP

[@genderconfusedwolffromshre8914]

i can feel the warp overtaking me...it is a good pain

[@dblanks7191]

Haha, CSM from DOW

[@DimmVargr]

The sound quality increases with time XD

[@JohnDoe-tt5qc]

The first time I listened to this, my computer froze up and I couldn't get off this page. Then an hour later we had a blackout in my area and ng r'luhhor mgepnog yogor hup gn'th ng mgepah shugg ng c' mgepah ehye llll f' ng ymg' ahor ah ehye llll f' nng ng ymg' ephaiah ehye llll f' nng

[@MunicipalSka]

First listened to this one night during a heat wave, the next day was covered in fog...

[@mcsuperstar766]

I played this and sing along with it and it rained heavily... Kinda cool actually, I needed the rain.

[@Electreel64]

9/10 Not enough croaking

[@cthult7856]

Beautiful

[@lokuzzz]

obed marsh approves!

[@franciscoreza8295]

underrated

[@naessrevrac4759]

wish they would offer this for download seeing as it's not on the album.

[@ajfraley3436]

Naess Revrac it's the main reason why I bought the album and was like "what the hell" when it wasint on it

[@ajfraley3436]

like I know it says in its little story that it was left off the album but since they actually took the time to record it I thought it would atleast be a little bonus on the album

[@stine4132]

It's so strange to look at the way Lovecraft viewed the sea and compare it to what I know as the sea. He depicts it as something dark, mysterious, and evil, when in truth its a colorful world that serves as the reason for all life

[@claytonjacobs4098]

To be fair, at the time people didn't know jack about the oceans. All they knew was that they were deep and full of dangerous creatures and terrible storms that sunk ships. There were no submarines to go exploring.

[@Yndratdnable]

I love your channel name.

[@fearchannel9726]

I sing it, a pledge loyalty to Dagon.

[@stanalex4544]

The warning in the beginning followed by the creepy song would have scared the shit out of me if I found it when I was 10

[@3Clod]

oh, a new xmas song! nice, peace on earth! love each other! 🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@zedrseven]

Play it backwards, and faster and it's 'Summer Holiday' by Cliffy Richardsy

[@williamcasey1927]

Kris Green *blub*

[@AngloSaxonWheatFarmer]

Dragon isn’t real, he can’t hurt you. Me: Lives near the sea, on an island nation, on a planet which is 80% water.

[@phoenixmaia5382]

Dagon

[@lordlammi1562]

Join the order and you'll probably be fine.

[@lordlammi1562]

And spell his name properly. Fish monsters are infinitely better than dragons.

[@phreakazoith2237]

@@lordlammi1562 the idols found among his cultists or made by mad artists depict great Cthulhu having, among other traits, a dragon like body, so the typo aint totally wrong here I assume

[@tysentaylor4909]

Actually dagon is real but he's not as lovecraft described, real gods influenced him to right his stories that way, also in the spiritual son of dagon, patron god of the philistinas and king zagan the vampiric guardian of the qlippoth who will always have a high place in the nightside and my spiritual mother is Tiamat

[@SporkingToast]

Delightfully charming blasphemy.

[@yuggoth777]

calming

[@xezazase]

Whoaaaaa

[@actuallyatechpriest6212]

*blub blub*

[@Remimi_in_prison]

thanks Obed! very cool!

[@arielortiz5643]

Some of the songs from the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society are based on songs from the real world. Does anyone know if this is the case? If so, please tell me which song it is.

[@JediHobbit89]

Yes, this uses the tune of a hymn called "Eternal Father Strong to Save," written in the 1860s. It's also the official hymn of both the British and American navies.

[@arielortiz5643]

@@JediHobbit89 Thank you my friend 💝 I will enjoy listening to the original music ✨

[@LauraSeabrook]

They sound Welsh! But that makes sense.

[@cs6470]

Heh.

[@AliceBowie]

St Joad preserve us

[@josephperkins4080]

Spiritually uplifting

[@4thtroika]

Cool!

[@loonelytoon6523]

Can someone write the lyrics?

[@angelynx1prime]

Oh mighty father from the deep, whose sacred oath we ever keep Who brings the bounties of the sea in answer to man's solemn plea oh grant that we may dwell one day Forever in Y'ha-nthlei Oh mother who with many arms enfolds and keeps us safe from harms Who knows the waters' ebb and flow with ancient wisdom from below oh grant that we may dwell one day Forever in Y'ha-nthlei Oh fearsome Deep Ones of the sea, to you we pledge our loyalty And hear this oath we ever make, our willing flesh is yours to take And thus we ever humbly pray to join you in Y'ha-nthlei. Ia!

[@jackduddington7015]

Paula OKeefe Good ear. However "And hear this oath we ever make" is actually "and if this oath we ever break." Hope this helps :)

[@EsquirePrime]

All jokes aside, is there a download link for this song? I would like it for..... personal uses.... yes... personal uses....

[@BaphometBibleStudy]

how have I never heard of these songs before? Does this exist on some audio streaming service like iTunes?

[@vlzestar]

I think the HPLHS only sells it on their website. As far as I know it is not played on spotify or elsewhere.

[@BaphometBibleStudy]

@@vlzestar I have since found them and ordered the sea shanty album. Thanks for the info though

[@JohnSmith-td7hd]

Is there a version without the long silent intro and artificial crackle?

[@sean5051]

You hear a long silent intro and crackling? I haven't heard it in years

[@skovner]

I just listened to this, but nothing has happened. Wait - I smell rotting fish and there are strange guttural noises outside.... NOOOO!!!

[@MarkSiefert]

Ah, but Wilmarth’s disappearance was totally unrelated... Just ask the My-Go.

[@finnik9227]

ies yo rait

[@CarbonHippo]

Ye

[@theofakostas]

Sean of the dead! lozrofl!

[@JohnSmith-td7hd]

The tune sounds familiar. What is it based on?

[@yuggoth777]

Eternal Father strong to save

[@JohnSmith-td7hd]

@@yuggoth777 That's definitely it! Thanks!

[@Thoralmir]

Nice melody. I thought it would be more abhorrent than this.

[@MarkSiefert]

That's because it's being sung by humans. Imagine how it would sound by a chorus of blasphemous hybrids, then roll for SAN.

[@eoppen]

+Thoralmir It's the Navy Hymn melody. You probably know it as "For Those In Peril On The Sea."

[@Penitent_Intent]

i am a connalley

[@Thoralmir]

First!

[@blindthrall]

Learn to swim...

[@dblanks7191]

See you down in Arizona Bay!

[@darkkrafter]

I do not know as mutch of dagon

[@phreakazoith2237]

It's kinda confusing anyway. The Lovecraft Story "Dagon" aint playing in Innsmouth but the Dagon venerated in "the shadow over Innsmouth" is technically not the creature Dagon from the story of the same name or Dagon at all but Cthulhu pretending to be him and a being known as mother Hydra altogether - madness prevails!!

[@Remimi_in_prison]

i'm fairly sure that's just theorized and not proven canon

[@tomriddle6312]

@@Remimi_in_prison there is no canon

[@flair541]

@@phreakazoith2237 where'd all that come from? Sounds like an epic scale clusterfuck.

[@phreakazoith2237]

@@flair541 it all came from HP Lovecraft's brilliant mind granting us readers a glimpse at the uncaring waste beyond the stars and underneath the waves

[@NodDisciple1]

Not enough rough, garbled, croaking. 7.5/10.

[@claytonjacobs4098]

Meh. Sounds like a dull barbershop quartet.

[@Smile4theKillCam456]

Used to listen to this pretty frequently on my way to work in Cape Ann, Lovecraft Country, MA. Really set the mood knowing that I wasn't too too far away from Innsmouth.