Shining Lakes Grove Songbook

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Shining Lakes Grove, ADF

Songs Of The Tribe

Shining Lakes Grove, ADF

June 1996 Edition

Air I Am

Air I am, Fire I am,
Water, Earth and Spirit I am

Air Moves Us

Air moves us, Fire transforms us
Water shapes us, Earth heals us
And the balance of the wheel goes round and round
And the balance of the wheel goes round

All Honor to the Mother*

All honor to the Mother, from whom all things come
All honor to the Father, the holy one
All honor to creation their tapestry spun
And honor to our people for today we are as one.

Blessed Is She*

Blessed is she who brings the life to the land
Blessed is she
Flow out from your sources, sacred river
Blessed is she

Come Through the Arbor To the Grove

Come through the arbor to the Grove
To start the celebration
Young and old we come together
To the Grove to honor the old ones

Dancing The Summer In*

Dancing the summer in, we go dancing
Dancing the winter away, we go dancing
Dancing the summer in, we go dancing
Dancing the summer in.

The Earth Is Our Mother

The Earth is our Mother, we must take care of her
The Earth is our Mother, we must take care of her

Chorus:
hey yana, ho yana, hey yan yan
hey yana, ho yana, hey yan yan

Her sacred ground we walk upon, with every step we take
Her sacred ground we walk upon, with every step we take

The sky is our Father, we must take care of him
The sky is our Father, we must take care of him

The rivers are our sisters, we must take care of them
The rivers are our sisters, we must take care of them

The trees are our brothers, we must take care of them
The trees are our brothers, we must take care of them

Earth My Body

Earth my body, water my blood,
Air my breath and fire my spirit

The Earth, The Air, The Fire, The Water

The Earth, the Air, the Fire, the Water
Returns, returns, returns, returns

Fly Like An Eagle

Fly like an eagle, flying so high
Circling the universe, on wings of pure light
Fly like a butterfly, flying so low,
Circling the Mother Earth, on wings of rainbows

Hey witchy tie tie, witchy tie-o
Hey witchy tie tie, witchy tie-o

Gatekeeper Chant

Keeper of the ways between,
the world of Gods and mortal kin,
from common lands to other worlds,
throw wide the gates for us again.

Hal-An-Tow

Hal an tow, jolly rumble-o,
We were up long before the day-o,
To welcome in the summer,
To welcome in the May-o,
The summer is a-commin' in
And winter's gone away-o

Hhamesh Oor (The Five Lights)

O Inana, Le Me Du
O Inana, Do Ve Lu
O Inana, Lo Me Du
Do Ve Lu

O Inana, teach us love
O Inana, bring us joy
Inana, teach us love
bring us joy

Hoof And Horn

Hoof and horn, hoof and horn,
All that dies shall be reborn.
Corn and grain, corn and grain,
All that falls shall rise again

Horned One, Lover, Son

Horned one, lover, son
Leaper in the corn,
Deep in the Mother,
Die and be reborn

I Am The Mountain

I am the mountain, I am the land,
I am the river, I am the sand
I am the fire, I am the grain,
I am the sky and I am the rain.

Isis, Astarte

Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate
Demeter, Kali, Inanna

It's The Blood Of The Ancients

It's the blood of the ancients
That flows through our veins
And the forms pass
But the circle of life remains

Light Is Returning

Light is returning
Even though this is the darkest hour
No one can hold back the dawn

Let's keep it burning
Let's keep the light of hope alive
Make safe our journey through the storm

One planet is turning
Circles on her path around the Sun
Earth Mother is calling her children home

Light The Fire Of Creation*

Lead me to my own creation
Light the fire of creation
Let me sing my song
Works of my hands guide me on

Lugh Chant*

Lugh, Shining One,
Many skilled and brilliant one,
Father of our tribe.

Lughnassadh Dance

At your festival sound the horn,
Calling the people again
Child of Barleycorn, newly summer-born
Ripening like the grain-o
Ripening like the grain

Manannan Invocation

We invoke Manannan, opener of every gate
We invoke Manannan, opener of every gate
He will reach us, he will teach us and reveal our fate
He will reach us, he will teach us and reveal our fate

Morning of Power*

Morning of Power, Beautiful Union
Moment when all life was born
Vigor and motion touches the shaper
Enters the giver of form

Mother I Can Feel You

Mother I can feel you under my feet
Mother I can feel your heart beat
Mother I can see you when the eagle flies
Mother won't you take me higher!

Mothers And Fathers Of Old

From far across this mortal plane,
Mothers and Fathers of old.
We ask that you return again,
Mothers and Fathers of old.
To share with us the mysteries,
And secrets long untold,
Of the ancient ways we seek to reclaim,
Mothers and Fathers of old

The Ocean Is The Beginning Of The Earth

The ocean is the beginning of the Earth
The ocean is the beginning of the Earth
All life comes from the sea
All life comes from the sea

One Voice*

I join my voice to yours, we are one voice
Our words ring out together to call us home
I join my heart to yours, we are one heart
One breath, one mind, one Grove, we are one

Portal Song

By Fire and by Water
Between the Earth and Sky
We stand like the Worldtree
Rooted deep, crowned high

1) Come we now to the well
2) We will kindle a fire
3) Gather we at the tree

Rainbow Ja

Rainbow, Rainbow Ja
Rainbow, Rainbow Ja
Bow Ja Ja, Bo Ja Ja
Bow Ja Ja, Bo Ja
Bow Ja Ja, Bo Ja Ja
Bow Ja Ja, Bo Ja

The River Is Flowing

The river is flowing, flowing and growing
The river is flowing down to the sea
Mother carry me, your child I will always be,
Mother carry me down to the sea.

Rose, When Will I See Thee Wed?

Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose
When will I see thee wed?
I will wed thee at thy will, sir,
At thy will.

She Changes Everything She Touches

She changes everything she touches
And everything she touches changes
She changes everything she touches
And everything she touches changes

Silver Shining Wheel

Holy maiden huntress, Artemis, Artemis
New Moon, come to us!

Silver shining wheel, radiance, radiance
Full Moon, come to us!

Ancient Queen of wisdom, Hecate, Hecate
Dark Moon, come to us!

Spirit of Fire

Spirit of fire come to us, we will kindle a fire
Spirit of fire come to us, we will kindle a fire
We will kindle a fire, fan the flames inside our hearts
We will kindle a fire, we will kindle a fire

Staines Morris

Then to the maypole haste away
For 'tis now our holiday
Then to the maypole haste away
For 'tis now our holiday

Triad Song

Gods and Dead and mighty Sidhe
Powers of Earth and Sky and Sea
By Fire and Well, by Sacred Tree
Offerings we make to thee

Unity Chant

We are one, with the soul,
of the earth, Mother Earth.

Walk With Wisdom

Walk with wisdom, from the hallowed place
Walk not in sorrow, our roots shall ere embrace
May truth be your brother,
And honor be your friend,
And luck be your lover until we meet again.

We All Come From The Goddess

We all come from the Goddess
And to her we shall return
Like a drop of rain
Flowing to the ocean

We Approach The Sacred Grove

We approach the sacred grove
With hearts and minds and flesh and bone
Join us now in ways of old, we have come home

We Are A Circle

We are a circle within a circle
With no beginning and never ending

We Are A Circle Moving*

We are a circle moving
One with another we are
Moving together
We are one

I am spirit and I flow in you
You are spirit and you flow in me

We Are An Old People

We are an old people, we are a new people,
We are the same people, stronger than before

We Are One

We are one, we are one, we are...

In this task, we've begun,
What we will, shall be done

We Are One With The Infinite Sun

We are one with the infinite sun
For ever and ever and ever
We are one with the infinite sun
For ever and ever and ever

We Are One With The Mother

We are one with the mother,
we are one with the earth
We are one with each other,
By our lives, by our birth

We Are The Walking Breath Of Spring

We are the walking breath of spring
We are the spirits of the earth
We are alive and dancing
Where we are is beautiful

Wearing My Long Tail Feathers

Wearing my long tail feathers as I fly
Wearing my long tail feathers as I fly
I circle around, I circle around
The boundless universe

We Come From the Mountain

We come from the mountain
Living in the mountain
Go back to the mountain
Turn the world around

We come from the river
Living in the river
Go back to the river
Turn the world around

We come from the fire
Living in the fire
Go back to the fire
Turn the world around

We come from the sky
Living in the sky
Go back to the sky
Turn the world around

We come from the ocean
Living in the ocean
Go back to the ocean
Turn the world around

We come from the circle
Living in the circle
Go back to the circle
Turn the world around

The Wedding Dance*

Lovely Ana, gentle Lugh
Bring your people together,
Bring us blessing, joy and peace
Let your praise ring forever

And we will dance with joy and sing,
Our lady is joined with her lover
And we will dance with joy and sing,
Our lady is joined with her lover