Open Circles



CHANT DISC – VOLUME II – Recorded by Sára Rain

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1) I Will Walk In Beauty

1 (verse 1) I will walk in beauty I will walk in peace (x2)

(chorus) All all my relations (x2)

(verse 2) All life is sacred the animals and the trees, All life is sacred the mountains and the seas

(verse 3) Hey ya hey ya hey ya

(Em/Em/Em/Em/B7 Em/B7 Em)

2) Ancient Mother - Libana

Ancient Mother I hear you calling Ancient Mother I hear your song Ancient Mother I hear your laughter Ancient mother I taste your tears

(traditional African)

O la mama wa ha su kola O la mama wa ha su wam O la mama kow wey ha ha ha ha O la mama ta te kayee

(Am G Am)

3) Beloved Dance

When I see thy glorious vision I am moved to ecstasy, Beloved. Waves rise in my heart and my heart becomes the sea

4) Celebrate the Light of the Sun - Kay Gardner

Celebrate the light of the sun* Show the way Lucina Dance the round on Solstice night Blessed be the great mother

5) Whatever Circles – Rumi - Libana

Turn as the earth and moon turn circling what they love whatever circles comes from the center

6) Deeper – Leilah Be

Deeper, deeper into the heart of love (x2)

Letting go into the mystery (x3)

Rising in love

7) The Alchemist - James McBride Earth my body Water my blood Air my breath and Fire my spirit

Step into the holy fire Leap into the holy flame

(Additional words - Iannin)

Step into the mountain air Float on the gentle breeze

Step into the holy water Leap into the crashing waves

Step onto the mother earth Leap into her deepest caves

(counter melody)

I am born of the elements I am born of the elements

8) Every Morning - Rumi – Sára - (Arabic – “there is no god, but for god”)

La ilaha il Allah hu (x2)

Every morning, every evening let the heart sing Allah Allah

9) Free the Heart - Reclaiming Collective Free the heart let it go what we reap is what we sow powerful song of radiant light weave us the web that spins the night web of stars that holds the dark weave us the earth that feeds the spark

Strand by strand Hand over hand Thread by thread We weave the web

10) Good Friend - Libana

Oh the wind it is a song that harbors through the winter,* oh the sail it is a door that bids the song to enter. Then let us sail the sea good friend and let us sing together. The singer lasts the season long while the song it lasts forever

11) Grandmother

Grandmother I see you sitting in the (east, south, west, north, earth, sky, my heart) You are sacred You are looking at me I pray to you pray to you You are sacred and you are looking at me

12) Grandmother Moon - Mary Whalen

Grandmother moon* Shining so bright Show me the way Guide me tonight

13) Great Mother - James Burgess (verse 1) It is the Great Mother Giving birth to him Great Mother giving birth to him

(chorus) When the sun comes up again, when the sun comes up again, When the sun is reborn

(verse 2) It is the Lord of life born again, Lord of life born again

(Am G Am)

14) Oh Great Spirit Oh great spirit* Earth sun sky and sea you are inside and all around me

15) Hey Unguwa - (Chumash – honoring the ancestors, sung to the directions)

Hey hey ya hey hey unguwa (x7) hey unguwa hey unguwa

16) In the Belly of the Earth - Susan Seneshen Hey yo wan neh kay Hey wan neh eh kay Hey yo wan neh kay (x2)

Hey ya hey yo hey ha Hey ya hey yo hey ha Hey yo wan neh kay

17) Home In My Heart – Susan Seneshen (as given by Virginia Seacor)

There’s a home in my heart, there’s a home in my heart

Only your love will open the door, only your love will open the door

18) Open I am feeling very open Like a flower in the morn Let my petals open Let my child be born (Dm Am Dm)

19) I Will Be Gentle With Myself - Libana I will be gentle with myself I will love myself I am a child of the universe being born each moment (Am G Am/ /Am C Am/Am D Am)

20) If I Touch You – Reclaiming Collective

If I touch you I will know you *though my veil be drawn you’re glowing in my mind and soul and body

21) Inana Raya Talbah - Saadi Neil Douglas-Klotz - (Aramaic: “I am the good shepherd”)

Inana raya talbah (x8) (Am C G Am/Am Em Am)

22) Light In All Forms There is light in all forms There is love in all beings (x2)

Hu Allah Hu Allah Hu Allah Hu (Am/C G/Am/C G/Am/E)

23) Living in Eternity

I, I am here living in, living in eternity

When I touch you I can feel that who I am is one with you

(E A)

24) Love, Lover and Beloved – James Burgess

Ishq Allah Mahbud lillah ishq Allah Mahbud lillah (x2)

God is love, lover and beloved, love, lover and beloved

I am love lover and beloved, love, lover and beloved

(Am G)

25) Om Namo Bhagavate

Om namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Om namah Shivaya (x4)

26) River of Birds - Libana There’s a river of birds in migration a nation of women with wings

27) The Rocks the Stones and the Crystals

The rocks the stones and the crystals hey yung hey yung hey yung (x4)

The power of the earth (x8)

28) The Earth Is Turning - Libana

Round and round the earth is turning* Turning always round to morning And from morning round to night (Am G Am)

29) She Changes - Starhawk

She changes everything she touches and everything she touches changes

There is a woman who rides the night sky See how she moves see her fingers fly She is the weaver and we are the web She is the spinner and we are the thread

30) Sweet Little Bird – Michele Bisonette Robbins

Sweet little bird it’s time for bed, go and lay down your sleepy head

Sweet little bird snuggled in your nest, now it’s time to rest

Sweet little bird nestled under my wing, I love you more than anything

31) The Earth the Air the Fire the Water - Libana

The earth the air the fire the water return return return return (x2)

I-a i-a i-a i-a I-o i-o i-o i-o (x2)

32) The Ocean is the Beginning - Z Budapest

The ocean is the beginning of the earth (x2)

All life comes from the sea (x2) (All life goes to the sea)

33) 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 see (Dm/C Dm)

34) Under the Full Moonlight - Libana

Under the full moon* light we dance Spirits dance we dance Joining hands we dance Joining souls rejoice

35) We Are a Circle

We are a circle within a circle with no beginning and never ending (Em/Em/D/Em)

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