Music & Lyrics
© 2018 Alane Susan Brown
LYRICS
Dear Goddess, we ask you
to bless this our food (we say)
To the elements making it
our gratitude (alway)
May the gift of this sustenance
give us the fuel (today)
To allow us to share our own gifts with the world (we pray)
LISTEN
NOTES
(C) 2012 Lindie Lila
Thank you for the blesssings
and guidance every day
Thank you for the wisdom and
showing me the way
Clarity and vision
I am always on my path
Thank you for prosperity
and a playful inner child
Thank you for the laughter and a joyful heart
Clarity and vision
I am always on my path
LISTEN
(“Bless This House” is a song published in 1927. The words were written by Englishwoman Helen Taylor, under the original title “Bless the House.” The music was composed by Australian May Brahe, a friend of Taylor’s.)
Bless this house, o Lord, we pray.
Make it safe by night and day.
Bless these walls so firm and stout,
Keeping want and trouble out.
Bless the roof and chimney tall,
Let thy peace lie over all.
Bless the doors that they may prove
Ever open to joy and love.
Bless the windows shining bright,
Letting in God’s heavenly light.
Bless the hearth a-blazing there,
With smoke ascending like a prayer.
Bless the people here within…
Keep them pure and free from sin.
Bless us all, that one day, we
May be fit, O lord, to dwell with Thee.
NOTES
http://www.faithandworship.com/Celtic_Blessings_and_Prayers.htm
LISTEN
God bless the corners of this house and all the lintel blessed,
And bless the hearth and bless the board and bless each place of rest,
And bless each door that opens wide to strangers as to kin,
And bless each crystal window pane that lets the starlight in,
And bless the rooftree overhead and every sturdy wall.
The peace of man. The peace of God. With peace and love for all.
NOTES:
http://www.faithandworship.com/Celtic_Blessings_and_Prayers.htm
May dawn find you awake and alert, approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities, and promises.
May evening find you gracious and fulfilled.
May you go into the night blessed, sheltered, and protected.
May your soul calm, console, and renew you.
NOTES:
http://www.faithandworship.com/Celtic_Blessings_and_Prayers.htm
May the nourishment of the Earth be yours,
May the clarity of light be yours,
May the fluency of the ocean be yours,
May the protection of the ancestors be yours.
NOTES:
http://www.faithandworship.com/Celtic_Blessings_and_Prayers.htm
May the blessings of light be upon you,
Light without and light within,
And in all your comings and goings,
May you ever have a kindly greeting
From them you meet along the road.
NOTES
http://www.faithandworship.com/Celtic_Blessings_and_Prayers.htmhttp://www.faithandworship.com/Celtic_Blessings_and_Prayers.htm
May your day be filled with blessings
Like the sun that lights the sky,
And may you always have the courage
To spread your wings and fly!
NOTES:
http://www.faithandworship.com/Celtic_Blessings_and_Prayers.htm
(traditional gaelic blessing)
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Notes:
http://www.faithandworship.com/Celtic_Blessings_and_Prayers.htm
(Traditional Gaelic)
We bathe your palms
In the showers of wine,
In the crook of the kindling,
In the seven elements,
In the sap of the tree,
In the milk of honey,
We place nine pure, choice gifts
In your clear beloved face:
The gift of form,
The gift of voice,
The gift of fortune,
The gift of goodness,
The gift of eminence,
The gift of charity,
The gift of integrity,
The gift of true nobility,
The gift of apt speech.
NOTES:
http://www.faithandworship.com/Celtic_Blessings_and_Prayers.htm
Spiral Wound 