Chants 4

Twilight Covening Chant

( Lorelei Greenwood 2001, Written during the preparation

of the vegetables for the Ritual Supper)


Food for the Body and Food for the Soul.
Love in our Magick will make us all whole.Rhythm of Nature( Lorelei Greenwood 2002)

Hear the Earth call to you,
Feel the Air lifting you,
See the Fire dance for you,
Let the Water carry you.
(x2)

We Sing the song of the Spirit
In one Voice, the Music of Life.
We Dance the Rhythm of Nature
And we Drum the beat of our Heart.Home( Lorelei Greenwood 2002)

Descant
You are safe, you are loved, welcome home.
(repeat)
Move through your fear,
Let it guide you to peace.
Hold the bright shining strength
Of your soul.
Come to this Circle
Of welcoming arms -
You are safe, you are loved, you are Home. At the Core ( Lorelei Greenwood 2003)
Spiralling, turning to the Center,
Questioning the essence of our lives.
Transformation -- who will we be tomorrow?
At the Core, we'll discover who we Are.
Goddess’s Promise ( Lorelei Greenwood 2003)
When Darkness falls and the world turns to shadow,
Be not afraid of the dark,
For I am with you, calming, surround you,
In the dark, there’s the spark of my love.
Yuletide Song (Lyrics Lorelei Greenwood 1996, original music as a companion piece to "Silent Night" by an unknown author) Here in the darkness, balanced with light,
I tremble in shadows this cold winter's night.
Following the stars so breathless, shining
Here among the trees in the wildwood
Lightly dreaming of flowered fields —
Springtime and warmth will be coming soon.

Full Moon is rising there in the East
To shine upon tables of Yuletidings feast.
Scattered on the wind is someone singing,
Dancing 'round the fire in the Moonlight,
Chanting praises to Holly Kings,
Laughter and loving do welcome me.
Born out of darkness, fountain of light.
The Lady sings welcome her new Son tonight.
Spiralling of life, the endless circle
Coming 'round again, open freely!
All as one on this blessed eve
Praise we the Light of the Morning Sun!Sacred Pleasure(Shawna Carroll)

I am the Goddess,
I am the Mother,
All act of Love and Pleasure are my Rituals.
(Descant 1)
Sacred pleasure, sacred pleasure.
(Descant 2 written by Alan Stillman)
I am the God and I am Her Lover.
When you give pleasure, you bring Me honour.
Weavers (Deirdre Pulgram Arthen)

Weavers, weavers,
We are weaving the Web of life.
Weavers, weavers,
We are weaving the Web of life.
(Descant)

Spirit weaver, bone weaver,
Breath weaver, stone weaver,
We are weaving the Web of Life.

Gaia, Carry Us Home(Abbi Spinner)
Gaia, carry us home
Mother, we are one.
(Descant)
Remember the Gods, remember yourselves,
Remember the Gods, remember yourselvesBack to the River (Abbi Spinner)

Back to the river, back to the sea,
Back to the ocean home to Thee.
Back through my blood and back through my veins,
Back to my heartbeat all the same.Center (Lorelei Greenwood 2000)

Center, center,
All of your thoughts in one small place.
Enter, enter,
Safety and love in sacred space.Air moves Us
(Cathleen Shiel, Moonsea Prune)

Air moves us, fire transforms us,
Water shapes us, earth heals us.
Amd the balance of the wheel goes round and round
And the balance of the wheel goes round.Circling (Unknown)


We are circling, circling together,
We are singing, singing our Heartsong.
This is Family, this is Unity,
This is Celebration, this is Sacred.Carry it Home (Betsy Rose)

Carry it home to your children,
Carry it out in the street,
Carry it on to the ones you love,
And to the ones you meet.
Carry it light on your shoulder,
Carry it deep in your soul,
For we have been blessed with magic,
And the magic will make us whole.The Rhythm of Nature (Lorelei Greenwood 2000)

We Sing the Song of the Spirit
In one Voice, the music of Life.
We Dance the Rhythm of Nature
And we Drum the beat of our Heart.
(Descant)

Hear the Earth call to you,
Feel the Air lifting you,
See the Fire dance for you,
Let the Water carry you.

Free the Heart(Diana Earthmission)
Free the heart, let it go.
What we reap is what we sow.All Beings Of The Earth(Lynn Stone, Andras C. Arthen,
Deirdre P. Arthen, Sherry G. Arthen: written for Twilight Covening) All Beings of the Earth.
Sing the healing song, rising.
All Beings of the Earth.
Will the healing fire, changing.
All Beings of the Earth.
Swim the healing deep, feeling.
All Beings of the Earth.
Walk the healing Earth, being.
We Are An Old People (morning feather, Will Shepardson)

We are an old people, we are a new people
We are the same people,
Stronger than before. Breaths(Birago Diop)

Listen more often to things than to beings.
Listen more often to things than to beings.
Tis the ancestors' words,
When the fire's voice is heard.
Tis the ancestors' words
in voice of the waters…
Aaaaah... shhhhh... mmmmm... shhhh...Lu The Sun King(Raven Moonshadow)

Tell me why, Oh, tell me why,
Must the clouds come to darken the sky.
This is the wake of Lu the Sun King,
He lost his life on the Solstice Day.
This is the wake of Lu the Sun King,
He steps into the dark and lights the way.Solid(Raven Moonshadow)

Solid as a rock,
Safe within a harbor,
Ancient as a stone,
Strong as the sea,
Solid as a rock,
Set deep within the Mother,
And water that flows round me.Summer Solstice Power Chant(Starhawk)

We are the power in everyone,
We are the dance of the moon and sun.
We are the hope that will not hide,
We are the turning of the tide.My Roots Go Down(Sarah Pirtle)
My roots go down, down to the earth (x3)
My roots go down.Where There's Fear(Starhawk)
Where there's fear there is power,
Passion is the healer,
Desire cracks open the gate,
If you're ready, it'll take you through.
But, nothing lasts forever,
Time is the destroyer.
The wheel turns again and again,
Watch out, it'll take you through.
But, nothing dies forever,
Nature is the renewer.
The wheel turns again and again,
If you're ready it'll take you through.
Ganesh(tune by Shakti)
Om gun Ganapataya, nahama!
Om gun Ganapataya, nahama!Durga, Kali(unknown)
Om dum Durga-ye, namaha!
Om kreem Kali ka-ye, namaha!Born Of Water(From Kate Kaufman's Coven, Madison, WI)
Born of water, cleansing, powerful,
Healing, changing, we are.Glorious Lantern of the Sky(Alan Windreader)

Glorious lantern of the sky,
Gone from dusk til dawn,
Father, teach me how I
Can die and be reborn.Gathering Song(Dieidre Pulgram Arthen)

In the Circle of Earth and Sky
My heart flies to yours;
We gather, we remember,
And the Pattern endures.Deep Peace(Gaelic Blessing)
Deep peace of the running waves to you,
Deep peace of the flowing air to you,
Deep peace of the shining stars to you,
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.Sweetness(unknown)

Sweetness is knocking on my heart’s door.
Sweetness is knocking on my heart’s door.
You are home, let it in.
I am home, come on in.As One(Denean)

As One we walk this earth together,
As One we sing to her our song.
As one we love her,
As one we heal Her,
Her heart beats with our own as one.Remember the way(Abbi Spinner, Magnus McBride)
Remember the way of the wind
and breathe and blow
Remember the way of the fire
and sparkle and glitter and glow
Remember the way of the water
and ebb and flow
Remember the way of the earth
and grow
Sweet Surrender(unknown)

We are opening up to the sweet surrender,
To the luminous lovelight of the One.
We are opening up to the sweet surrender,
To the luminous lovelight of the One.
We are opening, we are opening.
We are opening, we are opening.We are the Ancestors(Mz Imani)

We are the ancestors of the ones yet to be
And we are the paper of the previous trees.
May everything we think and do
Make it all come out right, for....