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Complete Lyrics to Home to the River of Love by the Chants for Peace Project. Click for PDF version. Visit
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1. Standing Like a Tree Words and Music by Betsy Rose (c) 1988 Paper Crane Music (BMI) Recorded on In My Two Hands
To be standing like a tree With my roots dug down, My branches wide and open. Come down the rain Come down the sun, Come down the fruit to a heart that is open to be standing like a tree . . .
2. All is Well Words and Music (c) Peggy Bennett
Trees stand guard, all is well Moon shines full, all is well Earth hums under my feet All is well, all is well, all is well
3. Surrender Words and Music (c) 2002 Ana K. W. Moffett
I step into the flow, then I let go I open my mind, my heart and my soul (2x) I surrender, I surrender, I surrender I open my mind, my heart and my soul I open my mind, my heart and my soul
4. River of Love Words and Music (c) 2002 Dona Stover
Recorded Women with Wing, on Hand in Hand and Heart to Heart, available through Ladyslipper Music: www.ladyslipper.org
Hand in hand and heart to heart Over the hill and through the dark You light my way; I can see your spark Home to the river of love
Home to river of the eagle and hawk My heart yearns to love this spot Home to the river of love |
5. Doors Closing, Doors Opening Source unknown
Doors closing, doors opening Doors closing, doors I'm opening I am safe--it's only change I am safe--it's only change
6. I Hear the Voices of the Grandmothers by Sandy Vaughn of Tonasket, WA
I hear the voices of the grandmothers calling me I hear the voices of the grandmothers calling me Wake up, wake up, they say; wake up, wake up Listen, listen; listen, listen May the rivers all run clear May the mountains be unspoiled May the trees grow tall May the air be pure May the earth be shared by all May the earth be shared by all
7. Good Friend Copyright (c) 1985 Jan Harmon
O the wind, it is a song That harbors through the winter O 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 A singer lasts a season long While the song, it lasts forever
8. The Ancestor Song Words and Music (c) Mary Wilson
Ancestors, grandmothers, gone-before-ones We honor your wisdom Ancestors, grandfathers, gone-before ones We thank you for your guidance Ancestors, grandmothers, gone-before ones We offer you healing Fill us with healing power; power to heal Heal all the hurts deep inside us Eternal love, be revealed |
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9. Welcome Song Words and Music (c) Rena Yount
Child, we wait for you For the right and joyful hour of your birth Gladly, we welcome you To the circle of the children of the earth. May it be a dance May it be a song May the days of your life be bright and long On the good green earth
10. I Can Feel the Rhythm of My Heartbeat Source unknown
I can feel the rhythm of my heartbeat Beating with the rhythm of the earth (2x) I can feel the strength of Mother Mountain I can feel the ebb and flow of the sea I can feel the passion of full moon rising Flowing back through my blood to me Flowing back through my blood to me
12. Peace, Salaam, Shalom Words and Music by Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow (c) 2004 (Moving Forward Music/BMI) Recorded on one: x 1,000,000 = change Peace (in English, Arabic, Hebrew)
Peace, Salaam, Shalom (4x)
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13. Can't Kill the Spirit Words and Music (c) 1975 Naomi Littlebear Morena
You can't kill the spirit; it's like a mountain Old and strong; it goes on and on
14. Spirits of the Land Words and Music (c) Mary Wilson
Spirits of the land, the land that I love I offer this song to you A song of healing, a song of love A song to celebrate the Green Ones
15. Blood of the Ancients Words and Music (c) Ellen Klaver & Charlie Murphy Recorded on Canticles of Light, available through Serpentine Music, www.serpentinemusic.com. (See credit for Light is Returning for more info.)
It's the blood of the ancients That runs though our veins And the forms pass But the circle of life remains
16. Sending You Light Words and Music (c) Melanie DeMore Website: www.melaniedemore.com
We are sending you light To heal you to hold you We are sending you light To hold you in love
17. Eyes of Light Words and Music (c) 2004 Laszlo Slomovits
Light within, light all around Let us look with eyes of light Light can be found
(peace/joy/hope/love/truth/light)
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18. River Sounds Words and Music (c) 2001 Helen Slomovits
River sounds, all around, Inside and outside River sounds, all around, Inside and outside Oh, wash me clean Oh, wash me clean
May I ride your current May I follow your flow May I ride your current May I follow your flow
May I not go under As I go where I must go May I not go under As I go where I must go
19. Way to the Well (c) Starhawk & Rose May Dance By Starhawk, Rose May Dance & Raven Moonshadow
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. Like the grasses, through the dark, through
the soil,
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20. Original Birth Words and Music (c) Judy Piazza
We're all a part of the very first heartbeat We're all a part of original birth We're all connected, we're creation's heart songs We're of the earth, we're of the earth
21. I Heal You Words and Music (c) Annette Hulefeld
I heal you with the waters of the ocean I heal you with the bark of a tree I heal you with the smoothness of a river stone I heal you with the heart of a doe
22. Everything Will Be All Right Words and Music (c) Kay Gardner Recorded by the group Kay founded, Women with Wings, on Hand in Hand and Heart to Heart, available through Ladyslipper Music: www.ladyslipper.org
Everything will be all right Day is day and follows night Everything will be all right Darkness flows into the light
23. Gratitude Words and Music (c) 2002 Ana K. W. Moffett
I thank the earth for feeding my body I thank the sun for warming my bones I thank the trees for the air I breathe And I thank the water for nourishing my soul;
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24. If We Fall Apart Words and Music (c) 2004 Laszlo Slomovits
Chorus: If we fall apart, we can put ourselves back together If we fall apart, we can put ourselves together again
If we blow our tops If we fly off the handle If we just explode We can pick the pieces up Chorus
If we come apart at the seams If we crack under pressure If we lose it completely We can find it once again Chorus
25. Solstice Round Words and Music (c) 2000 Cindy Mangsen (Compass Rose Music/BMI) Recorded on At the Turning of the Year, by Herdman, Hills, & Mangsen
We who can love both sun and moon Joyful in both seed and bloom Sound and silence, dark and light Have nothing to fear from the long winter's night 26. Cherokee Morning Song Recorded by Walela on Walela (www.walela.com)
Wi Na De Ya Ho (2x) Wi Na De Ya (2x) Ho Ho Ho Ho, He Ya Ho, He Ya Ho, Ya Ya Ya
Translation: I am of the Great Spirit; it is so.
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27. The Way of the Heart Words and Music (c) Maniko Dru Dadigan Recorded on Standing Naked
Let the way of the heart (2x) Let the way of the heart shine through (2x) Love upon love upon love All hearts are beating as one Light upon light upon light All disappear into one
28. Light is Returning 29. Weave & Spin 30. The Ocean Refuses No River
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