Skydancer

HOW CAN YOU BUY OR SELL THE SKY
THE WARMTH OF THE LAND, THE FRESHNESS OF AIR?
THE EARTH DOES NOT BELONG TO MAN
BUT MAN UNTO THE EARTH
AND IN EACH DROP OF SPARKLING WATER
SHINES HER SACRED WORTH

SEE WHEN WE WALK AMONG THE STARS
THIS BEAUTIFUL EARTH, THE WIND ON THE LAKE
THE PERFUMED FLOWERS ARE OUR SISTERS
SWEETENING THE BREEZE
OUR BROTHERS ARE THE STREAMS AND THE RIVERS
FLOWING WITH LIFE’S EASE

FOR WHAT IS LIFE TO MAN IF HE CANNOT HEAR
THE LEAVES IN SPRING, THE SIGH OF RAIN, THE CRY OF BIRD ON WING
AND IF THERE IS NO QUIET PLACE TO HEAR THE WATER FALLING
HOW CAN WE LISTEN TO HEART AND SPIRIT CALLING?
FOR ALL LIVING THINGS SHARE THE VERY SAME BREATH
FROM THE EAGLE’S LAST CRY TO THE WIND’S SIGH OF DEATH

SO TEACH EVERY CHILD TO LOVE THE EARTH
THE MIST IN THE WOODS, SAP SINGING IN TREES
WHATEVER HAPPENS TO THE EARTH WILL THEN BEFALL EACH SON
SO SPREAD CREATION’S LOVE
LET NO HARM COME TO MOUNTAIN, STREAM OR SPRING
THE AIR, THE SKY, THE TREES AND THE SWEET EARTH
TO ANY LIVING THING
TO LIFE AWAKENING

HOW CAN YOU BUY OR SELL THE SKY?
SELL THE SKY, BUY OR SELL THE SKY?
(Based upon the 1851 Environmental Speech of
Chief Seattle of the Suquamish Indians)

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden
Copyright: The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.

LOOKING THROUGH THE WILDERNESS OF YOU, I CANNOT CRY
FOR EYE TO EYE, HEART TO HEART, WE WERE EQUALS AT THE START
WALKING ON THE KNIFE-EDGE OF A SMILE, YOU STAND ALONE
LOST IN THOUGHT, SILENT CHILD, STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL YET WILD

THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT, WITH SHUTTERED EYES HE CANNOT SEE
THE SHADOWS DANCING IN THE LIGHT
BUT IN THE DARKNESS HE IS LONELY
THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT. HE IS NOT MASTER OF HIS SOLITUDE
HE DREAMS OF TAKING FLIGHT
TO WHERE THE LOST AWAKEN ONLY

BUT YOU AND I, WE’RE COMING HOME
WE’RE STRONG AND WE BELONG TOGETHER
SEE THE LION PROUD AND FREE

WHISPERING THROUGH THE MEMORY OF TIME, THERE IS A VOICE
CRYING OUT DEEP WITHIN FOR THE MOMENT TO BEGIN
BREATHING IN THE MUSIC OF YOUR THOUGHTS, YOU FIND THE WAY
TO TURN THE TIME ROUND AND ROUND
UNTIL WE ECHO WITH THE SOUND

THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT. HE IS STILL RESTLESS, HE IS WANDERING
THE PAIN IS DEEP AND BRIGHT WITHIN HIS EYES.
HIS STRENGTH IS TAKEN.
THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT. HE LIVES TO SLEEP AS WE TO WAKE
THERE IS NO BALM TO SOOTHE THE ACHING OF HIS FEAR.
WHEN WILL HE WAKEN?

BUT YOU AND I CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.
LET GO, AND WE WILL FLOW TOGETHER.
SEE THE LION PROUD AND FREE

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden
The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.

I PRAYED IN THE SILENCE OF THE DREAMTIME
AND THE GREAT WHITE BUFFALO RAISED HIS HEAD
WITH BREATH THAT TURNED TO SMOKE BEFORE MY STARING EYES
THE SACRED PIPE OF PEACE HE BORE
WITHIN ITS BOWL, THE GIFTS OF LIFE
AND NATURE’S BLESSINGS DANCED
WITH SPARKS OF WONDER AT CREATION’S JOY
WHILE RACES, CREATURES, NATIONS BURNED IN HARMONY
AND FROM THE GLOWING ASHES
SINGLE SMOKE IN ONENESS ROSE ON HIGH

HEAR THE SONG OF THE SACRED BUFFALO
IN THE SMOKE OUR PRAYERS ARE RISING
WITH THE GIFTS OF LIFE’S SWEET MEDICINE – BUFFALO BRINGS US PEACE
SING THE SONG OF THE SACRED BUFFALO
FILL AGAIN THE HORN OF PLENTY, GIVING THANKS TO DANCE THE SPIRIT
WHITE BUFFALO SMOKES US PEACE

AI, AI, AI, AI, BUFFALO BRINGS US PEACE
AI, AI, AI, AI, BUFFALO SEE ALL HARMONY

SUCH WILLINGNESS, THIS BUFFALO
TO GIVE HIS GIFTS FOR COMMON GOOD
TO SHARE HIS MEAT FOR GREATER PURPOSE
JOYFUL INSTRUMENT OF LIFE
SUCH GENTLENESS, THIS BUFFALO,
TO HONOUR STILL ANOTHER’S PATHWAY
EVEN WHEN IT LEADS TO SADNESS. EVEN WHEN IT SHARPS THE KNIFE

AI, AI, AI, AI, BUFFALO BRINGS US PEACE
AI, AI, AI, AI, BUFFALO FREE ALL MYSTERY

NOW I PRAY TO WALK BESIDE YOU, WISE AND SACRED BUFFALO
SAFE WITHIN THE EARTH’S ABUNDANCE, BEING WITH SERENITY
AND I HUMBLY ASK FOR GUIDANCE
GRATEFUL FOR EACH RICHNESS GIVEN
MALE AND FEMALE ONE WITHIN ME, JOINED IN THE GREAT MYSTERY

AI, AI, AI, AI, BUFFALO BRINGS US PEACE
AI, AI, AI, AI, BUFFALO WE WILL HONOUR THEE

I PRAYED IN THE SILENCE OF THE DREAMTIME AND THE GREAT WHITE BUFFALO RAISED HER HEAD WITH EYES THAT FILLED WITH FLAMES OF LOVE TO LIGHT THE WORLD. MAY I BE LIKE THE BUFFALO
AI, AI, AI, AI, BUFFALO BRINGS US PEACE
AI, AI, AI, AI, BUFFALO SMOKES US PEACE
AI, AI, AI, AI, BUFFALO BRINGS US PEACE
AI, AI, AI, AI, HONOURING THE GREAT MYSTERY ARE WE

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden
The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.

THE DAWN CHORUS WAKENS YOU TO BREATHE ANOTHER DAY
AND THE FIELDS ARE SOFT WITH MISTY OUTLINES SILENT IN THE GREY
BUT WHAT CAN MORNING BRING TO YOU
WHO WILL COME AND SING TO YOU
OF DREAMS AND SECRET LONGINGS ON THE WAY?

THE WIND IS BLOWING RIPPLES ON THE WATER OF YOUR CALM
AND YOUR HEART IS GENTLY BEATING
LIKE THE CHANTING OF A PSALM
WHAT IS THE VOICE THAT CRIES IN YOU
WHERE IS THE CHILD WHO DIES IN YOU
AND WHO WILL LEAD THE BLIND MAN SAFE FROM HARM?

I SEE YOUR COURAGE SHINING IN THE MIRROR OF YOUR SOUL
AND IN THAT PLACE OF LOVE WE ARE MADE WHOLE

REMEMBER AS A CHILD YOU NEVER COUNTED OUT THE HOURS
YOU BLEW THE SEEDS OF TIME FROM DANDELION FLOWERS
BUT NOW THE YEARS ARE BLOWING YOU
TO FIND YOURSELF, AND SHOWING YOU
THE TEARS WERE NOTHING MORE THAN PASSING SHOWERS

I SEE YOUR COURAGE SHINING IN THE MIRROR OF YOUR SOUL
AND IN THAT PLACE OF LOVE WE ARE MADE WHOLE

ONLY CUT THE SILVER CORD WITH THE TRUTH OF WHAT YOU SEE
FROM THE ASHES OF OLD MEM’RIES, YOU FLY FREE….

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden
The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.
BEAUTY’S A ROSE IN PERFECT BLOOM
OPENING NEW, SOFT AS THE DEW
A SWEET BLOSSOM OF RARE DELIGHT
EVER BLOOMING AS IT GROWS WILD AND FREE
YES, HEAVEN KNOWS, BEAUTY’S A ROSE

BEAUTY’S A ROSE THAT FLOWERS WITHIN
DEAR TO BEHOLD, PETALS UNFOLD
WITH THE TREASURE OF BEING YOU
LOVING KINDNESS, HOW IT FLOWS
DEEP INSIDE, HONESTY GLOWS
THIS BEAUTY’S A ROSE

A FLOWER SO FRESH AND FAIR
IT’S PERFUME WILL OLOUR THE AIR
AS WE BREATHE AND WE GROW
WE REACH TO THE LIGHT
STANDING STRONG, LETTING GO
DO WE DARE TO SHINE BRIGHT?

BEAUTY’S A ROSE WE SHARE WITH JOY
OUR GIFT TO GIVE
WHEN WE CAN LIVE FOR EACH OTHER
WE SEE THE TRUTH
TRUST YOUR FEELINGS. JUST SUPPOSE
IN EACH HEART, A GARDEN GROWS
WHERE BEAUTY’S A ROSE

LIVE IN THE SUNLIGHT WITH FRIENDS AND WITH FOES
LOOK WITHIN…..YOUR BEAUTY’S A ROSE

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden
The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.

WHEN EVERY DREAM YOU HAVE IS JUST A MEMORY
AND ALL THE LOVE YOU FEEL IS SLIPPING AWAY
AND YOUR HEART ACHES. YOU CRY IN THE NIGHT
FOR THE DAYBREAK. YOU’RE REACHING OUT TOWARDS THE LIGHT

WHEN EVERY FRIEND HAS GONE
YOU’VE NEVER BEEN SO LONELY
SOMEHOW YOU’RE HANGING ON, BUT NOBODY SEES
SO THE TIME COMES TO MAKE A NEW START
DON’T BE BLIND. ONCE YOU’VE FOUND YOUR WAY
YOU’VE FOUND YOUR HEART

LET THE LIGHT SHINE DOWN AGAIN ON YOU
TO YOUR OWN SELF ALWAYS BE TRUE
AND THE LIGHT WILL SHINE AGAIN ON YOU

AND AS THE DAYS GO BY, YOU STILL CAN’T FIND THE ANSWER
BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE A CHANCE ON WOUNDING YOUR PRIDE
SO YOU HIDE ALL THE PAIN AND THE FEAR DEEP INSIDE
BUT THE LONELINESS WILL COST YOU DEAR

THEN DAY BEGINS TO BREAK
A GLEAM OF TRUTH IS DAWNING
YOU KISS THE WORLD AWAKE WITH PEACE IN YOUR HEART
THANK THE LORD FOR THE AIR THAT YOU BREATHE
REST ASSURED, ALL THE LOVE YOU GIVE, YOU WILL RECEIVE

LET THE LIGHT SHINE DOWN AGAIN ON YOU
TO YOUR OWN SELF ALWAYS BE TRUE
AND THE LIGHT WILL SHINE AGAIN ON YOU FROM ABOVE
MAY YOUR LIFE BE BLESSED WITH PEACE ENOUGH
AND EACH DAY BRING JOY TO THOSE YOU LOVE
AND THE LIGHT WILL SHINE AGAIN ON YOU
YES THE LIGHT WILL SHINE AGAIN ON YOU
THE LIGHT WILL SHINE AGAIN ON YOU FROM ABOVE
LET THE LIGHT SHINE DOWN…….

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden
Copyright: The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.

EVERYONE HAS THE BEAUTY TO BE THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW
AND EVERYONE HAS A DUTY TO SEE HOW WE CAN REMAIN SO BRIGHT
WHERE THERE IS DARK, SOON WILL BE LIGHT
IN YOUR QUIET MOMENTS, LISTEN
EVERYONE HAS A PLACE DEEP WITHIN WHERE THE TRUTH IS LIVING
AND EVERYONE HAS THE GRACE TO BEGIN
WITH THE JOY OF GIVING LOVE
ALL THAT YOU NEED CRIES OUT TO BE FREED
YOU ALONE ARE HOLDING THE ANSWER

EVERYONE CAN BE WHAT THEY WANT TO BE, FEEL IT, HEAR IT
EVERYONE CAN TURN DREAMS TO REALITY NOW
IF YOU’LL ONLY ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE

ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE THE POWER
TO ALTER THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFE
YOU WILL RECEIVE ALL YOU GIVE HOUR BY HOUR
YOU’LL CHANGE AND YOU’LL GROW UNTIL ONE DAY YOU’LL KNOW

EVERYONE HAS FEELINGS THEY HIDE, MEMORIES AWAKING
AND EVERYONE NEEDS HEALING INSIDE, EVERYONE IS ACHING
TO KNOW WHERE THEY BELONG
BELIEVE THEY CAN BE STRONG
MASTER OF EACH MOMENT, EACH FEELING

EVERYONE CAN BE WHAT THEY WANT TO BE, BREATHE IT, LIVE IT
EVERYONE CAN CHANGE THEIR OWN DESTINY NOW
IF YOU’LL ONLY ALLOW YOURSELF

OH, EVERYONE CAN BE WHAT THEY WANT TO BE, FEEL IT, HEAR IT
EVERYONE CAN TURN DREAMS TO REALITY NOW
IF YOU’LL ONLY ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE, TO BE, TO BE, TO BE….

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden
The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.

HE, HE BRINGS ME PEACE
SUCH SWEET RELEASE WHEN SORROW FILLS ME
AND HE, HE IS MY LIGHT
THE DARKEST NIGHT NO LONGER CHILLS ME
FOR WHEN EVERY LAST HOPE HAS FLOWN
LEAVING ME ALL ALONE
TAKING THE WORLD AND EVERY DREAM I EVER KNEW
HIS SMILE WILL EASE MY PAIN. I LIVE AGAIN
ALL TROUBLES CEASE, FOR HE BRINGS ME SUCH PEACE

AND HE, HE’LL UNDERSTAND
HE TAKES MY HAND WHEN SADNESS HOLDS ME
AND HE, HE CALMS MY SOUL
HE MAKES ME WHOLE, HIS LOVE ENFOLDS ME
AND WHEN THERE’S NOWHERE TO RUN AND HIDE
HE WILL BE AT MY SIDE, KISSING THE TEARS
AND LAUGHING ALL MY CHILDISH CARES AWAY
I BLESS THE DAY HE CAME TO SAY “NO MORE CAPRICE”
FOR HE BRINGS ME SUCH PEACE

I BLESS THE DAY HE CAME TO STAY
MAY HIS LOVE NEVER CEASE
FOR HE BRINGS ME SUCH PEACE

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden (from the musical ‘Counterpoint’)
Copyright: The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.

SKYDANCER, DREAM CHANCER, PRINCESS OF MY SOUL
CLOUD WALKER, RAINBOW TALKER, SPIRIT OF AUREOLE
WHIRLING IN A FLASH OF LIGHT
LEAD ME WHERE THE PATH IS BRIGHT
ROMANCER, SKYDANCER, YOU MAKE ME WHOLE

SKYDANCER, ENTRANCER, MISTRESS OF DESIRE
YOU HYPNOTISE AND MESMERISE WITH JEWELS OF WHITE FIRE
BEARING SEED, ETERNAL STORY
LIFE WITHIN YOU SINGS OF GLORY
HEAVENS ANSWER, SKYDANCER, TEACH ME AND INSPIRE

I’M CAUGHT BENEATH YOUR SPELL AGAIN
YOU DANCE A TARANTELLA ON MY HEART
I FLY ABOVE ALL FANTASY
I CRY TO LEARN THE MAGIC OF YOUR ART
WHEN I FIND THE POWER WITHIN
THE SACRED DANCE CAN THEN BEGIN
THE STARS WILL JOIN US AS WE SPIN

SKYDANCER, NECROMANCER, MYSTERY DIVINE
LIFE HEALER, FATE SEALER, COME DEAL ME MINE
SEE THE LOTUS BUD UNFOLDING
IN THE CUP THAT LOVE IS HOLDING
JUBILANCER, SKYDANCER, DRINK DEEP THE WINE
SKYDANCER, ROMANCER, SWEET CONCUBINE
SKYDANCER, DREAM CHANCER, SEE HOW I SHINE

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden
Copyright: The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.

HOLY MOTHER EARTH, THE TREES AND ALL NATURE ARE WITNESSES OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND DEEDS. YES, THE INDIAN WAS WISE. HE KNEW THAT MAN’S HEART AWAY FROM NATURE BECOMES HARD. HE KNEW THAT LACK OF RESPECT FOR GROWING, LIVING THINGS SOON LED TO LACK OF RESPECT FOR HUMAN BEINGS TOO. SO HE KEPT HIS YOUTH CLOSE TO ITS SOFTENING INFLUENCE.

DID YOU KNOW THAT TREES TALK? WELL THEY DO. THEY TALK TO EACH OTHER AND THEY’LL TALK TO YOU IF YOU LISTEN. THE TROUBLE IS, WHITE PEOPLE DON’T LISTEN. I WONDER IF THE GROUND HAS ANYTHING TO SAY? I WONDER IF THE GROUND IS LISTENING TO WHAT IS SAID? YET I HEAR THE GROUND SPEAK. IT SAYS, THE GREAT SPIRIT APPOINTED THE ROOTS TO FEED YOU ON. THE WATER SAYS THE SAME THING. THE GRASS SAYS THE SAME THING. WATER AND GRASS AND GROUND SAY, THE GREAT SPIRIT HAS PLACED ME HERE TO PRODUCE ALL THAT GROWS ON ME, TREES AND FRUIT. THE GREAT SPIRIT, IN PLACING MEN ON THE EARTH DESIRED THEM TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE GROUND AND TO DO EACH OTHER NO HARM

(I TOUCH THE EARTH – WILL SHE REMEMBER ME?
SWEET MOTHER EARTH, ALL THAT I LONG TO BE….
I TOUCH THE EARTH)

WHAT IS LIFE? IT IS THE FLASH OF A FIREFLY IN THE NIGHT. IT IS THE BREATH OF A BUFFALO IN THE WINTERTIME. IT IS THE LITTLE SHADOW WHICH RUNS ACROSS THE GRASS AND LOSES ITSELF IN THE SUNSET.

AS A CHILD I UNDERSTOOD HOW TO GIVE. I HAVE FORGOTTEN THIS GRACE SINCE I BECAME CIVILISED. I LIVED THE NATURAL LIFE, WHEREAS NOW I LIVE THE ARTIFICIAL. ANY PRETTY PEBBLE WAS VALUABLE TO ME THEN, EVERY GROWING TREE AN OBJECT OF REVERENCE. NOW I WORSHIP WITH THE WHITE MAN BEFORE A PAINTED LANDSCAPE WHOSE VALUE IS ESTIMATED IN DOLLARS.

THERE WAS NO WILDERNESS
WE DID NOT THINK OF THE OPEN PLANES, THE ROLLING HILLS
AS A WILDERNESS
THE WINDING STREAMS AND TANGLED GROWTH
AS A WILDERNESS
THE WHITE MAN SAW ALL NATURE AS A WILDERNESS
WILD ANIMALS AND SAVAGES
BUT EARTH WAS BOUNTIFUL AND FREE
A PART OF LIFE’S GREAT MYSTERY TO US
ITS BLESSINGS HELD NO FEAR UNTIL THE WHITE MAN FROM THE EAST
WITH BRUTAL FRENZY TURNED THE BEAST
OF GREED TO FEED AND RAVAGE HERE
AND THEN WE SAW THE WILDERNESS, AI AI, AI AI, AI AI

WHEN THE VERY ANIMALS OF THE FOREST FLED FROM THE APPROACH OF THE WHITE MAN, THEN IT WAS FOR US THAT THE WILD WEST AND THE WILDERNESS BEGAN.

(I TOUCH THE EARTH, A LIVING MEMORY
SWEET MOTHER EARTH, ALL THAT WE LONG TO BE….
AND AS SHE DIES, I TOUCH THE EARTH)

THE WHITE PEOPLE NEVER CARED FOR LAND OR DEER OR BEAR. WE DON’T CHOP DOWN THE TREES. WE ONLY USE DEAD WOOD. THE WHITE PEOPLE PLOUGH UP THE LAND, PULL DOWN THE TREES, KILL EVERYTHING. THE TREE SAYS, ‘DON’T, I AM SORE, DON’T HURT ME’
BUT THEY CHOP IT DOWN AND CUT IT UP. THE SPIRIT OF THE LAND HATES THEM. THEY SAW UP THE TREES, THEY HURT THEM. THEY BLAST THEM OUT AND STIR UP THE LAND TO ITS VERY DEPTHS. THE INDIANS NEVER HURT ANYTHING, BUT THE WHITE PEOPLE DESTROY ALL. THEY BLAST ROCKS OUT AND SCATTER THEM ON THE GROUND. THE ROCK SAYS, ‘DON’T, YOU ARE HURTING ME.’ BUT THE WHITE PEOPLE PAY NO ATTENTION. HOW CAN THE SPIRIT OF THE EARTH LIKE THE WHITE MAN? EVERYWHERE THE WHITE MAN HAS TOUCHED IT, IT IS SORE.

I WILL OPEN RIVERS IN THE WILDERNESS AND FOUNTAINS IN THE DRY VALLEYS. THERE I WILL PLANT THE CEDAR AND THE ACACIA TREE, THE MYRTLE AND THE OLIVE. FORESTS WILL GROW IN DESERT LANDS. FORESTS OF PINE AND JUNIPER, LARCH AND CYPRESS. I WILL FALL LIKE DEW ON MY PEOPLE. THEY SHALL BLOOM LIKE THE LILY AND THRUST OUT ROOTS LIKE THE CEDAR. THEY WILL HAVE THE BEAUTY OF THE OLIVE AND THE FRAGRANCE OF THE POPLAR. MY PEOPLE WILL COME BACK TO DWELL IN MY SHADE. I AM LIKE A CYPRESS, EVERYGREEN. ALL YOUR FRUITFULNESS COMES FROM ME

EVERYTHING AS IT MOVES, NOW AND THEN, HERE AND THERE, MAKES STOPS. THE BIRD AS IT FLIES STOPS IN ONE PLACE TO MAKE ITS NEST AND IN ANOTHER TO REST IN ITS FLIGHTS. A MAN WHEN HE GOES FORTH STOPS WHEN HE WILLS. SO GOD HAS STOPPED. THE SUN WHICH IS SO BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL IS ONE PLACE WHERE HE HAS STOPPED. THE MOON, THE STARS, THE WINDS HE HAS BEEN WITH, THE TREES, THE ANIMALS, ARE ALL WHERE HE HAS STOPPED, AND THE INDIAN THINKS OF THESE PLACES AND SENDS HIS PRAYERS THERE TO REACH THE PLACE WHERE GOD HAS STOPPED AND WIN HELP AND A BLESSING
Music: & song lyrics: Shirlie Roden
Readings: based upon and including the wisdom of Chief Luther Standing Bear, Walking Buffalo, Young Chief of the Cayuses, Crowfoot, Ohiyesa, the wise men of the Winnebago, the Wintu and Dakota tribes; and the prophesies of Isaiah and Hosea.

Copyright: The Singing Earth Music Co. Ltd

LIVING, BREATHING, SHELTERING THE EARTH YOU GROW
FINGERS POINTING SKYWARD-BOUND AGAINST THE SNOW
FOR YOU ARE WHISPERING THE UNIVERSE
THE SONG OF CHANGING SEASONS ECHOES IN YOUR LEAVES
WHILE YOU STAND TRUE, MY HEART BELIEVES THERE IS STILL LOVE
PLEASE SAVE THE MIRACLE OF TREES

GLOWING, RUSTLING, GREEN AND GOLD, SOFT CANOPY
SHADING LIFE AND GIVING BIRTH SO SECRETLY
FOR YOU ARE STRONG WHEN I AM SMALL AND WEAK
YOU HEAR THE CHILD WITHIN ME CRY
YOU TOUCH THE EARTH
AND THEN I KNOW WE NEVER DIE

WHEN YOU ARE CRACKED AND DRY
PARCHED LIPS REACH TO THE SKY
AND WHEN YOU’RE COLD AND BARE
THE WORLD IS LOST IN CARE
BUT AS YOUR LIFE FORCE FLOWS
THE POWER INSIDE US GROWS
SO STRONG AND FREE, IN YOU, IN ME

SO PLEASE SAVE THE MIRACLE OF TREES
THE MIRACLE OF TREES

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden
Copyright: The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.

SING WITH THE MUSIC OF LOVE
AND LET THE EARTH BE YOUR SONG
SING WITH THE HARMONY OF GIVING
SING WITH A HEART WHERE ALL BELONG

SING WITH THE JOY OF EACH NEW SUNRISE
SING OF GRACE, BEAUTY, STILLNESS, REBIRTH
SING OF LIFE
SING OF TRUTH
SING THE EARTH

SING WITH THE VOICE OF ALL CREATION
ONE SONG, ONE WORLD GIVING BIRTH
SING OF HOPE
SING OF PEACE
SING THE EARTH

Music & Lyrics: Shirlie Roden
The Singing Earth Music Company Ltd.