MOTHER EARTH, BELOVED GARDEN
2:33
Lyrics & Music by Amanda Udis-Kessler ©2004
Written as ritual music for Earth-centered Unitarian Universalist worship,
this hymn is used to call the Directions at the beginning of the service.
Mother
Earth, beloved garden, living treasure underfoot,
All our days you ground our being: sage and thistle, grass and root.
Herbs to heal us, plants to feed us, land to till and tend and plow.
With the pendant, deep as midnight, North we ask you: be here now.
Father Air your
inspiration holds together all that lives.
As we breathe our minds see clearly, leading us to love and give.
Raging whirlwind, whispered breezes, violent gale and gentle cloud.
With the blade as sharp as morning, East we ask you: be here now.
Brother Fire, great
transformer, share the passion of the sun.
In our hearths your warmth revives us, cooks our food and heats our homes.
Flaming candle, blood within us, blazing desert, will to grow.
With the wand directing power, South we ask you: be here now.
Sister Water, ever
flowing, ocean, river, pond and rain.
Drink we now and quench our thirsting. Cleanse us, we begin again.
Mist and ice, a host of changes: all that courage will allow.
With the cup, the holy chalice, West we ask you: be here now.
Lover Spirit,
intuition in the center of our souls,
In your love we find relation. All connected, we are whole.
Timeless mystery, quiet conscience, deepest values, voice inside.
With the drum and with the cauldron, this we ask you: be our guide.