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Shining Lakes Grove, ADF - Songs for Ritual

A collection of all songs used in rituals and worship circles beginning in 1996, in alphabetical order by title/ with credits listed. Traditional (trad.) songs are either in the public domain or their authorship is unknown. Includes invocations which involve audience response. Compiled in March of 1998 by Marae Price.

All Beings of the Earth
©1985 by EarthSpirit Community

All beings of the earth. (2x)

1) Sing the healing song, rising. (2x)

2) Will the healing fire, changing. (2x)

3) Swim the healing sea, feeling. (2x)

4) Walk the healing earth, being. (2x)

Ana, Come Be With Us
by the Shining Lakes Grove Bardic Guild

Ana, come be with us,
May your blessings ever flow,
Ana, still and quiet,
Take our love beneath the snow.

Blessed Mother, Ancient and renewing
Blessed Mother, take our love below.

Blessed Is She
(trad.)

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

Bríd Invocation
(spoken; written by Kami Landy, adapted by Marae Price)

Caller 1: May we be blessed this day with the presence of Bríd.
Among the hills and on the plain
She meets us
At our doorway and our hearth
She meets us
Beside the well she greets us.

The folk: May we be blessed this day with the presence of Bríd.

Caller 2: Fire within the water is Bríd
Fire of inspiration be on us
Fire of healing be on us
Fire of strong will behind us
Fire of knowledge before us
Fire of love be around us

The folk: May we be blessed this day with the presence of Bríd.

Caller 3: Bríd of the seven graces we name you:
Grace of eye
Grace of voice
Grace of hand
Grace of carriage
Grace of courage
Grace of listening
Grace of giving that graces all whom it touches

The folk: May we be blessed this day with the presence of Bríd.

Bríd Praise Song
words by Mama Moon, tune by Marae Price

For health and hearth,
Works of hand and heart,
We sing your praise Bright Bríd.

Children's Mabon Song
©1997 Mama Moon

It's harvest time
It's harvest time
The air is sweet
The day sublime
We'll bring in your crops
Bring in mine
And thank the gods
Our lives entwine.

Come Through the Arbor
(trad.)

Come through the arbor to the grove
To start the celebration. (2x)

Young and old we come together
To the grove to honor the old ones. (2x)

Come, Spirits of the Bards of Old
©1996 Marae Price

Come, spirits of the bards of old
And let our tongues be awoken.
Withe honey'd words and vision bold,
Let our truth be spoken.

Let our truth be echoed high to spread the world around,
And let our truth be echoed low to touch this sacred ground.

Come, spirits of the bards of old
And let our tongues be awoken.
Withe honey'd words and vision bold,
Let our truth be spoken.

Come to the Land
©1996 Marae Price

Come to the land, the holy land,
The land that has welcomed our people.
Come to the land, the beautiful land,
May we root in her ever deeper.

Come We Now as a People
by Ian Corrigan

Come we now as a people
Together, to gather at the sacred well.
Come we now as a people
To gather in the warmth and the light of the flame.

Dancing the Summer In
©1996 Marae Price

Winter is cold, winter is cold

Ooooooo

Green warm green

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

Fire in Our Hearts/Kindle the Flame
©1996 Marae Price

Fire in our hearts is burning, burning.
(four times)

Kindle the flame, I feel the sun returning,
Kindle the flame, The spark of love is yearning,
Kindle the flame, The fire of life is burning,
Kindle the flame.

Fire, Well, and Tree
Adapted from Ian Corrigan, "A Standard Liturgy", published in The Druids' Flame, Issue #1, Samhain 1994.

Leader: O Sacred Waters that flow and swirl beneath all being,

All: We remember you with honor.

Leader: Let us know the Elder Depths within ourselves,
The Cauldron of Power, the Source of all,
The Well of Elder Wisdom.

All: Sacred Well, flow within us!

Leader: O Sacred Fire that consumes and transforms,
True and holy light of the Shining Ones,

All: We remember you with honor.

Leader: O Sacrificed and Sacrificer,
Let holy Flame warm our spirits and our lives.

All: Sacred Fire, burn within us!

Leader: O Sacred Pillar, Boundary of all worlds,

All: We remember you with honor.

Leader: Stand at the Center of our Sky,
Stand at the Center of our Sea,
Stand at the Center of the Land on which we dwell.
Let us be deepened in your depths,
Raised to your heights,
Strengthened in your strength.

All: Sacred Tree, grow within us!

From the Body of Our Mother
©1996 Marae Price

From the body of our Mother,
From the water of life,
Flows our love for one another,
Flows our own inner light.

Let it flow,
Let it flow, let it grow,
Let it grow, let it flow,
Let it flow.

From the Fire of Stars
(trad.)

From the fire of stars,
Burn until who we are comes dancing.
From the flame of life,
Burn until who we are comes dancing.

Grove Approach see: We Approach the Sacred Grove

Hail to the Goddess
words ©1997 Rob Henderson; tune "Hail to the Victors"

Hail to the Goddess Ana,
Hail to the God Manannan,
Hail, hail to Aren, Danu,
Bríd, Lugh and Bel.

Hail to the Goddess Ana,
Hail to the God Manannan,
Hail and be welcome here
By fire, tree, and well.

Hal an Tow
(trad.)

Hal an tow, jolly rumble-o
We were up long before the day-o
A-welcoming the summer,
A-welcoming the May-o,
Summer is a-comin' in and winter's gone away-o!

Hey Summer, Ho Summer
©1997 Marae Price

Chorus:
Hey summer, ho summer, harvest has come. (2x)

Blessings of the gods be on our company,
And we wish to share them wherever we go.
Blessings of the gods be on hill, stream, and tree;
Blessings on the land of Ana.
Chorus

Blessings of the gods be on forest and field,
Blessings of the gods be on the path 'neath our feet.
Blessings of the gods be our comfort and shield;
Blessings on the folk of Ana.
Chorus

In the Company of Friends
©1996 Marae Price

Join your heart once more with your comrades
Ere you turn your face to the wind
And walk the road from this holy place
In the company of friends.

I Walk in Beauty
(trad. based on a Navajo prayer)

I walk in beauty.
Beauty is before me,
Beauty is behind me,
Above and below me.

Journey Blessing
©1997 Marae Price

The gods go with you wherever you go
Lugh walks with you on ev'ry hill
Bríd takes your hand in ev'ry valley and stream
Manannan is your guide through ev'ry pass

On sea, on land, on meadow and moor
As you lie down each night and rise each day
On each step of your journey they walk by your side
Until you reach safe harbor at last.

Kindle the Flame see: Fire in Our Hearts

Koré Chant
Lauren Liebling & Starhawk

She changes everything she touches and everything she touches changes,
She changes everything she touches and everything she touches changes
Everything lost is found again, in a new form, in a new way
Everything hurt is healed again, in a new life, in a new day

Light Is Returning
© C. Murphy

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
©1996 Marae Price

Light the fire of creation
Let me sing my song
Works of my hands guide me on
[repeat]

Lead me to my own creation (six times)

Little One, We Welcome You
©1996 Marae Price and Johnna ap'Morrygan

Little one, we welcome you,
Newest member of our tribe,
Showering our love upon you,
Sweet breath blowing through our lives.

Lughnasadh Dance (chorus)
by Gwydion Pendderwen

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.

Lugh, Shining One
©1996 Marae Price

Lugh, shining one,
Many-skilled and brilliant one,
Father of our tribe.

Manannan Invocation
©1996 Marae Price

We stand at the border and watch the mist close in.
Waves rolling, rolling,
Where shore meets the ocean, where land meets sea and sky,
We call to you, Manannan,
Manannan, Manannan,
We welcome you as you one day will welcome us.

Morning of Power
©1996 Marae Price

Morning of power, beautiful union,
Moment when all life was born.
Vigor and motion touches the Shaper,
Enters the Giver of Form.

Nature Spirits Invocation
©1996 Marae Price

Brothers and sisters,
Honor we bring you,
Humbly we ask you,
Welcome us here.
We sing your praises,
Soul of the forest,
Bringers of beauty,
Throughout the year.

Now the Rite Is at an End
©1996 Paul Kershaw and Marae Price

And now the rite is at an end, again we're parting ways
May truth and honor be your friend and lucky be your days
I'll hold you dearly in my heart, I'll hold you in my mind
And though our branches grow apart, our roots shall be entwined.

One Voice
©1996 Marae Price

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.

Peace
by Mama Moon?

Peace
permiates my body
pillows my mind
perfects my life
Parise Goddess*

* may substitute "God" or deity of your choice for "Goddess"

The Portal Song
by Ian Corrigan

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

Come we now to the well....
...The eye and the mouth of Earth
...And silver we bring
...The waters of rebirth
...Together we sing:

We will kindle a fire
...Bless all and with harm to none
...And offerings pour
...A light 'neath the Moon and Sun
...Our spirits will soar.

Gather we at the tree
...The root and the crown of all
...Below and above,
...Together we make our call
...In wisdom and love.

Power Blessing
© 1997 Marae Price

Power of raven be thine,
Power of eagle be thine,
Might of the river.

Power of storm be thing,
Power of sun be thine,
Might of the ocean.

Power of fire be thine,
Power of rock be thine,
Might of vict'ry.

Rend, Old One, Rend
(trad.; tune is same as We Approach the Sacred Grove)

Rend, rend, Old One, rend,
Tear the veil between the worlds,
Lead us to our new beginnings;
Rend, Old One, rend.

Rise Up Champions
©1996 Kami Landy

Rise up, champions, in honor and strength
The Gods be blessed by your feats!
Go well and go wisely, go bravely and true;
Their blessings in turn go with you.

River Mother Water
©1996 Marae Price

I am the River Mother Water (2x)
I flow, I flow, I flow (2x)

I am the River Mother Water (2x)
I give, I give, I give (2x)
Hold out my arms, gather you in (2x)

I am the River Mother Water (2x)
Hear me, hear me, hear me (2x)
Come to my side, sing my song (2x)

I am the River Mother Water (2x)
I flow, I flow, I flow (2x)

Round and Round
© 1996 Marae Price

Round, round, round we go
Weave a weaving, watch it grow.
Bring us joy today,
Dance the lusty dance of May.

Round and round and round we go,
Make our love grow.
Bring us freedom on this day
To follow our hearts way.

Seed Blessing Song
©1996 Marae Price

Seeds hold my dreams,
Carry them to earth
That they may root and grow and blossom,
Blessed by the Sun,
Watered by our mother,
That our harvest be great and full.

Sharing Blessings
created by participants in a chant workshop at Wellspring 1997

As our voices join together
(echo) As our voices join together
(together) Sharing blessings from the Gods
Drink the draught of holy power
(echo)Drink the draught of holy power
(together) Link us in this sacred hour

She Changes Everything She Touches see: Koré Chant

Silver Shining Wheel
by Peter Soderberg

Holy maiden huntress,
Artemis, Artemis,
Maiden, come to us.
(repeat)

Silver shining wheel of radiance, radiance,
Mother, come to us.
(repeat)

Ancient Queen of Wisdom,
Hecate, Hecate,
Old One, come to us.
(repeat)

Single threads entwined in weaving
Are our hearts and minds and souls
As the branches weave the forest
So our joining makes us whole.

For the air that we breathe
For the sky above our heads
For the earth beneath our feet
For our Mother's watershed

For friends and love
For stars above
For sun and wind and rain
With grateful hearts
Before we part
We thank the gods again

Spirits of Fire
by Ian Corrigan

Spirits of fire, come to us,
We will kindle a fire.
Spirits of fire, come to us,
We will kindle a fire.

We will kindle a fire,
Dance the magic circle round.
We will kindle a fire.
We will kindle a fire.

Staines Morris
(trad.)

Then to the Maypole haste away,
For 'tis now our holiday.
(repeat)

Beside you I stand, hand in hand,
On this sacred land.
With one breath we cry, you and I,
To the holy sky.
And together we one day will be
Across the endless sea.

Wake Little Sun
Lyrics by Mama Moon; tune "Hush Little Baby" (trad.)

Wake, little sun, come out and shine,
We're gonna have a really good time.
Wake, little sun, come out and play,
Make today a sunny day.
Wake, little sun, stay longer in the sky;
We know you can do it if you try!
Wake, little sun so bright and new,
Shine for us, we'll sing for you.

Walk with Wisdom
(trad. ADF)

Walk with wisdom
From this hallowed place
Walk not in sorrow,
Our roots shall e'er embrace.

May truth be your brother
And honor be your friend
And luck be your lover
Until we meet again.

The Wassail Song
(trad.)

Here we come a-wassailing
Among the leaves so green,
Here we come a-wand'ring
So fair to be seen.

Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too,
And may all our Gods bless you throughout the new year,
May the Gods bless you through the year.

The Way to the Well
(trad.)

We will, never, never lose our way
To the well of her memory
And the power of her living flame
It will rise, it will rise again.

We Approach the Sacred Grove
(trad.)

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 moving
One with another, we are
Moving together, we are one
(repeat)

I am spirit and I flow in you.
You are spirit and you flow in me.
(repeat)

We Are Alive
Rose May Dance & Starhawk

We are alive as the earth is alive.
We have the power to create our freedom.
If we have courage, we can be healers;
Like the sun we will rise.
If we have courage, we can be healers;
Like the moon we will rise.

We are a family coming home.
We are gathering at the hearth.
Bríd will be welcomed at our home.
Bríd will join us at the hearth.

Chorus:
We are never alone.
Above us, around us, and beside us
Are those who bring us life, bring us lore, bring us love.
We are never alone.

Glancing high, in the sky catch a glimpse of power.
We are never alone
Gods above grant us love each and ev'ry hour;
We are never alone.
Chorus

Look around on the ground, hear them in the air.
We are never alone.
Spirits of the land we love, life is ev'rywhere!
We are never alone.
Chorus

Though we be across the sea, those who went before,
We are never alone.
For they will guide us 'til we approach that shore.
We are never alone.
Chorus + Coda:
The Kindreds bring us life, bring us lore, bring us love.
We are never alone.

We Are One with the Mother
(trad. ADF)

We are one with the Mother,
We are one with the earth,
We are one with each other,
By our lives, by our birth.

Chorus:
We are the River flowing
Ever being born, never dying.
(repeat)

And the River says, "I am not old,
"I am the heart of a child;
"I am not young,
"I am time's wisdom."
Chorus

And the River says "Know my anger,
"And know my pain when you hold me back,
"But children know my love,
"And know the depths of my peace."
Chorus

And the River says, "You are my children,
"I flow in you as you flow in me,
"And children, know my laughter,
"Know my dance and sing my song."
Chorus 2x

We are the walking breath of spring
We are the spirits of Ana's Land
We are alive and dancing, dancing
Where we are is beautiful.

Lovely Ana, shining Lugh,
Bring your people together.
Bring us blessings, joy, and peace;
Let your praise ring forever.

And we will dance with joy and sing
Our lady has joined with her lover. (2x)

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