| Chants
and Songs
for the
Sacred Fire Circle
We have planted the seed and raised
the crop.
The fires have burned and surged; our persons transformed.
Embracing
the Gift and with winter nigh;
Now is the time to bank the fire, to pull from
its glowing bed
those last bright burning Embers
and make of them a Gift
to our Tribe,
The Age Old Promise of Return.
With which to build the Fires
yet again. First
Night: the Past Invocation
Abbi
Spinner and Stonesinger Chorus Sing through my voice
Play
through my hands Let the way be open!
Sing through my voice
Play through
my hands Let the way be open!
Sing through my voice
Play through my hands
Let the way be open!
I sing for the Stones
I sing for the Land
I
sing for the Stones
I sing for the Land
I sing for the Stones
I sing
for the Land Let the way be open!
Sweet Surrender We
are opening up in sweet surrender
to the luminous love light from the moon
We
are opening up in sweet surrender
to the luminous love light from within
We
are opening, we are opening
We are opening, we are opening
We
Dance
traditional
Under the full moonlight,
we dance!
Spirits dance, we dance!
Joining hands, we dance!
Joining souls,
rejoice! 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
Ancient Mother
Ancient
Mother, I hear you calling,
Ancient Mother, I sing your song,
Ancient Mother,
I join your laughter,
Ancient Mother, I dry your tears.
Spiraling
Into the Center
Shekhinah Mountainwater
Spiraling
into the center
The center of our soul
Spiraling into the center
The
center of our soul
We are the weavers, we are the woven ones
We are the
dreamers, we are the dream
We are the weavers, we are the woven ones
We
are the dreamers, we are the dream
In
the Spirit of the Earth
Deirdre Pulgram Arthen
In
the spirit of the earth we are coming together
In the spirit of the earth we
are one
In the spirit of the earth we are singing and dancing
In the spirit
of the earth we are one
Hear our voices soaring high
reaching for the sky
Feel
our footsteps, even and strong
They will echo through the night
Ancient
and Strong
Phoenix
Ancestors calling to me
Power ancient
and strong
Elders, sage, and wise ones be
We have known you all along
Behold
there is Magic all Around You
Abbi Spinner and Magnus McBride Behold,
There is Magic All Around You
Behold, there is magic all around you (3 times)
Awaken,
rejoice, and sing!
(after every verse) 1. I am the Air
around you,
I am the breath of life within you,
I am the wind blowing through
you,
I am all that I am.
2. I am the Fire around you,
I am the spark
of life within you,
I am the flame shining through you,
I am all that I
am.
3. I am the Water around you,
I am the pulse of life within you,
I
am the ocean flowing through you,
I am all that I am.
4. I am the Earth
around you,
I am the heart of life within you,
I am ancestors living through
you,
I am all that I am.
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
With
Every Step
With every step I take I walk in balance
With
every step I take I breathe in life
With every step I take I walk my path
With
every step I give my song of thanks.
It's
the Blood of the Ancients
It's the blood of the ancients
That
runs through our veins
And the forms pass
But the circle of life remains.
Spirit of the Wind
Spirit
of the Wind carry me
Spirit of the Wind carry me home
Spirit of the Wind
carry me home to myself Spirit of the Sun warm me
Spirit
of the Sun warm me through
Spirit of the Sun warm me through to myself Spirit
of the Rain wash me
Spirit of the Rain wash me clean
Spirit of the Rain
wash me clean to myself Spirit of the Trees walk with me
Spirit
of the Trees walk me home
Spirit of the Trees walk me home to myself
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.
Earth My Body
Earth
my body, water my blood
Air my breath and fire my spirit.
Listen
to the Voices
Holly Near Listen to the voices
of our ancestors
Listen to the voices of our ancestors.
Calling out the
messages between space and time.
Telling us what we need to know in order to
survive.
Listen to the voices of our ancestors.
Listen to the voices of
our ancestors.
CRONESONG (chanted
in 6/8)
Aisling
The Earth is the Goddess,
the grass
is Her hair,
Hail, Crone, Blossom and Bone!
We dance on Her shoulders
and work in Her hand
For the land, all for the land
GATHER
'ROUND
Griffin
Gather ‘round the sacred stone
Hand
in hand, no more alone.
For we’ve heard the old one’s call
Of
one family are we all.
Gather ‘round the sacred fire
Hand
in hand, we are inspired.
To listen to the old one’s call
And be one
family gathered all
Second Night: the Future At
the Center of Four Quarters
12/25/97 by Kailin StoneSinger,
Stephen
Costanzo, Derek Johnson Trees that grow layered up the
mountainside
stand clear and bright against the sky
There’s a bite
in the wind as the evening falls,
drifting softly down the farmhouse walls
Springtime
the pilgrims will come back to the land,
bringing strength of numbers to what
Landskeeper began
and we’ll all stand together and we’ll raise another
Stone
to the seventh generation and the children yet unknown.
My feet
may yet be wandering, but my heart has found a home
at the center of Four
Quarters in a ring of Standing Stone. (2x)
Come and stand with us beneath
the moon
in the Circle on the hill
Become the babe passed through the
Stone;
let your family welcome you home
This is space where you are
sacred,
this is space where you are free,
This is space where you can
walk the Path
to what you’re meant to be
Where our differences
don’t matter;
in this space we’re all the same
For the Stones
are casting Circle
and they’re calling out our names.
My feet
may yet be wandering, but my heart has found a home
at the center of Four
Quarters in a ring of Standing Stone. (2x)
Time will come to lay my body
down
with the barrowed ancestors.
Let the rooks and the raptors pick my
bones
and let my skull look out upon the Stones.
Honor the old ways,
for it’s they have brought us here;
Listen to the wisdom that is whispered
in your ear:
There is more to being family than breath and blood alone
We are all one tribe together in a ring of Standing Stone!
My feet may
yet be wandering, but my heart has found a home
at the center of Four Quarters
in a ring of Standing Stone. (5x)
She
Changes
There is a woman who weaves the night sky
See
her spin, watch her fingers fly
She is within us, beginning to end
Our grandmother,
our sister, our friend
She is the weaver, and we are the web
She is the
needle, an we are the thread
She changes everything she touches and
Everything
she touches changes
She changes everything she touches and
Everything she
touches changes
We are a Circle
We
are a Circle
Within a Circle
With no beginning
And never ending.
Fire,
Transform Me
Fire, transform me
Bring me to my passion
Fire,
transform me
Bring me to my passion
I choose life (Yes!)
I choose courage
I
choose life (Yes!)
I choose courage
to dance among the flames
to dance
among the flames
May the Circle Be
Unbroken
Melody traditional; new words by Pamela Alexander
We
were standing in the Circle
On a wet and rainy day
When we saw the Stones
come rollin’
And the dancers led the way Chorus:
May the Circle be unbroken by and by, oh, by and by
As we gather on the hilltop
and we cry oh how we cry Some were running with the rollers
Others
straining on the ropes
And the children came in dancing
Shoulders bearing
all our hopes Chorus And I saw clear for
a moment
All the ones who came before
As they built up their Stone Circles
On
an old and distant shore Chorus And the
promises we’ve made here
And the friends we’ve toiled beside
All
are gathered in the Circle
Where the air is sanctified Chorus And
I saw clear for a moment
All the ones who’re not yet born
As they finish
our Stone Circle
On a clear and distant morn
Chorus (2x)
Elements
Round (I Am Rooted)
verse 1 traditional
verses 2 & 3 Laughing
Starheart
1. I am rooted, I am growing,
I am welling,
I am flowing
I am bending, I am blowing,
I am lightning, I am glowing.
2.
I am Spirit wearing skin,
I am Spirit deep within
I am Spirit, dancing
bones,
I am Spirit, Standing Stone
3. I’m protected all this day,
I feel love now and always
I have all my needs provided,
I feel all
my lives united.
Pagan Medley
1.
With every step I take, I walk in balance
With every breath I take, I breathe
in life
With every step I take, I walk my prayer
With every breath, I give
my song of thanks
2. We are a Circle within a Circle
with no beginning and
never ending
3. Earth my body, Water my Blood,
Air my Breath and Fire my
Spirit
4. We are one with the infinite Sun
forever and ever and ever
Chorus
from “Circle”
Harry Chapin
All
my life's a circle;
Sunrise and sundown;
Moon rolls thru the nighttime;
Till
the daybreak comes around.
All my life's a circle;
But I can't tell you
why;
Season's spinning round again;
The years keep rollin' by.
Water,
Fire, and Smoke
Betsy Rose
It's been a long
journey to come to this place
I've traveled in time and I’ve traveled
in space
I've traveled in circles and come face to face
With the water,
fire, and smoke I've pondered and worried, I’ve tightened
the ropes
Feasted on sorrow and starved out my hopes
Now I come like a lover,
my heart in my throat
Give me water, fire, and smoke Water
for cleansing my eyes and my ears
Fire the transformer of sorrows and fears
Smoke
for my ancestors, drawing them near
With the water, fire, and smoke Far
from the churchyard, the word and the cross
Deep in the forest, by the rivers
and the rocks
You will find a green altar deep in the moss
You'll find water,
fire, and smoke Ancient the spirits of rocks, trees, and wind
Ancient
the rites of the green sacrament
Long before judgement, atonement, and sin
There
was water, fire, and smoke I've laid down my burdens, the
weight of my years
Gods I have worshipped and causes held dear
But who will
I be when they all disappear
Into water, fire, and smoke? I've
knelt in the ashes, in peace may I rise
Empty of knowing, and full of surprise
Clothed
all in silence, a baby baptized
In the water, fire, and smoke Far
from the churchyard, the word and the cross
Deep in the forest, by the rivers
and the rocks
You will find a green altar deep in the moss
You'll find water,
fire, and smoke
Chorus from “Gentle Arms of Eden”
Dave Carter
and Tracy Grammer This is my home, this is my only home
This
is the only sacred ground that I have ever known
And should I stray in the
dark night alone
Rock me Goddess in the gentle arms of Eden
The
Moon is My Light
Kailin ni Caorthann The
moon is my light in the darkness of life
She holds me in the palm of her hand
She
is my mother, I’ve never known another
She is my light in the darkness
of life Always returning, silver light burning
Leading
the seasons around and around
She calls, I answer, piper and dancer
She
holds my soul and to her am I bound I vow to be all that she
asks
I seek her way, I follow her path
Goddess my mother, no other is above
her
She is my light in the darkness of life Always returning,
silver light burning
Leading the seasons around and around
She calls, I
answer, piper and dancer
She holds my soul and to her am I bound
She holds
my soul and to her am I bound
I Love
the Earth
Daniel Macneal
I love the Earth
and I lift my voice to worship Her
Oh, my Soul! Rejoice!
Take joy, Gaia,
in what you hear
May it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear.
Excerpt
from “Woman of the Earth”
Adrienne Piggott
Raise
the Stones, read the runes
Feel the power, draw down the moon
Rowan, Oak
and Hawthorn tree
In the scrying bowl we see
Fire, Water, Earth and Air
This
ancient wisdom that we share
Look to the moon and seek to find
Here is the
power of all our kind Come walk the paths that the old ones
walked
Come dance the dances they taught us
Come sing the songs that the
old ones sang
For the magic now has caught us
Back
to the River
Back To The River, Back To The Sea
Back
To The Ocean, One With Thee
Back To My Blood, And Back Through My Veins
Back
To My Heartbeat, One And The Same
Back To The Forest, Back To The Fields
Back
To The Mountains, Her Body Revealed
Back To My Bones, Back To My Skin
Back
To My Spirit, The Fire Within
Back To The Land, Back To The Tribe
Back
to the Stones, Standing Side by Side
Unity
Trance
1. Come and be one, become one, be one, be
2. Celebrate
diversity, infinite in harmony
Rainbow colors all entwined, many bodies, one
mind
Merry Part
The
circle is open, but unbroken
May the peace of the Gods go ever in your heart
Merry
Meet, and Merry Part
And Merry Meet again.
Until
We Meet Again
Barrage
May the road rise up
to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm
upon your face now
May the rains fall soft upon your fields And
until we meet again
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm
of his hand
May God hold you in the palm of his hand May
our children and their descendants
Be the ones to find a lasting peace
May
their hopes and dreams become united
May the past be left for those who hate
And until we meet again
And until we meet again
May
love and trust find a way to make a stand
May love and trust find a way to
make a stand May this world and all its wonders
Be a
home to all humanity
May the people find a common purpose
May we help
one another to survive And until we meet again
And until
we meet again
May Mother Earth pour her heart into our land
May Mother
Earth pour her heart into our land
Compiled
by
Patricia Althouse
Four Quarters Interfaith Sanctuary
Personal
responcibility can be a burden,
it is so much easier to watch and be entertained.
But
for a moment, perhaps we can put the fear aside and trust,
hand in hand, and
there stand togeather in The Center of The Circle.
* Embers assumes some prior experience in one
of the many flavors of Magic Fire Circle; or a dedication to ritual and ceremonial
workings. You should be prepared to take responsibility for creating and offering
your own contributions to Fire Circle and your Tribe. And to be open and listening;
making space for the sonic and spiritual contributions of others. If you have
questions, please do call Four Quarters.
*
Embers is the fourth major Four Quarters event that is being completely
planned and developed by our Members Planning Groups. As a Member, Please join
us in this process on The
Embers Members Planning Section of the Four Quarters Forum.
If
not a member, you can still particapate through The
Embers Public Forum.
Come,
don't be a stranger.
Join us as we stand togeather
In
the Center of The Circle!
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