Pagan Songs Chants & Prayers

The Earth, the Water, the Fire, the Air
Returns, returns, returns.
The Earth, the Water, the Fire, the Air
Returns, returns, returns.

Ah yay, Ah yay, Ah yay, Ah yay,
Ah yo, Ah yo, Ah yo, Ah yo,
Ah yay, Ah yay, Ah yay, Ah yay,
Ah yo, Ah yo, Ah yo, Ah yo.

Hoof and Horn, Hoof and Horn,
All that dies shall be re-born
Vine and Grain, Vine and Grain

We all come from the Goddess
And to her we shall return
Like a drop of water
Flowing to the ocean

We all come from the Godess
And to her we shall return
Like a drop of water
Flowing to the endless sea ( Thanks sorcelle )

EARTH MY BODY

Earth my body,
Water my blood,
Air my breath,
And Fire my spirit.

THE GODDESS CHANT

Isis, Asarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana

Charge of the Goddess

Hear my words and know me!

I shall be called by a million names by all who speak!

I am Eternal Maiden!

I am Great Mother!

I am the Old One who holds the immortal key!

I am shrouded in Mystery, but am known to every soul!

Hear my words and know me!

Whenever the moon rises in the heavens shall my children come to me.

Better, it be once a month when the moon is full, shall ye assemble in some secret place, such as this, and adore the spirit of I.

I, who am the Queen of Witches!

And under my watchful eye, my children shall be taught the mysteries of Earth and Nature, of the ways of all Magick!

That which is unknown shall be known, and that which is hidden shall be revealed, even the secluded soul shall be pierced with my Light.

From my cauldron shall be drunk all knowledge and immortality!

Ye shall be free from slavery and ye shall dance, sing, and feast.

Music shall surround you, for mine is the ecstasy of the spirit, and mine is also the joy of the earth!

I do not demand sacrifice!

For behold, I am the Mother of all living things!

Create and heal!

Be strong, and yet gentle.

Be noble, yet reverent.

Bring forth and replenish.

And as does the cycle of the Moon ever begin to wax and wane and to grow forth again, as do the seasons from one to the next flow in smooth rhythm, from sowing to reaping, to seeming death and rebirth ... so will my children know their own pattern in both worlds!

And ye shall say these words ...

I Will love and harm none.

I Will live, love, die, and live again.

I Will meet, remember, know, and embrace once more.

For the free will of ALL, and with harm to None

As I will

It now is done

So mote it be!

The Circle is Open, But Unbroken,
May the Lord and the Lady be Ever in your Heart!
Merry Meet and Merry Part,
and Merry Meet Again!

Make me strong in spirit
Courageous in action
Gentle of heart
Let me act in wisdom
Conquer my fear and doubt
Discover my own hidden gifts
Meet others with compassion
Be a source of healing energies
And face each day with hope and joy
~ Abby Willowroot © 1998

A MORNING PRAYER
Oh Great Goddess
Bless this day
Keep me safe and whole
Oh Great Goddess
Bless my path
Help me to act on thy wisdom
Oh Great Goddess
Bless my family
All life on this Earth
~ Abby Willowroot © 1999

NIGHT PRAYER
Thank You Great Goddess for this day
for the blessings and lessons that came my way
May my sleep be peaceful in dreams and rest
and tomorrow may I do my best
~ Abby Willowroot © 1999

Arapaho Ghost Dance Song

Wearing My Long Wing Feathers
Wearing my long wing (white) feathers as I fly
Wearing my long wing (white) feathers as I fly
I circle around, I circle around
The boundaries of the Earth: The endless universe

Arapaho Ghost Dance Song. Melody by Judith Foster (NROOGD)

Now I Walk In Beauty
Now I walk in beauty
Beauty is before me
Beauty is behind me
Above me and below me
Around me and within me.
Traditional Navajo.

HEAR ME
Hear me, four quarters of the world-- a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth. Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand, that I may be like you. With your power only can I face the winds. Great Spirit...all over the earth the faces of living things are all alike. With tenderness have these come up out of the ground. Look upon these faces of children without number and with children in their arms, that they may face the winds and walk the good road to the day of quiet. This is my prayer' hear me!

Black Elk, Sioux Indian

NATIVE AMERICAN PRAYER
Oh, Great Spirit
Whose voice I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to all the world,
hear me, I am small and weak,
I need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold
the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have
made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand the things
you have taught my people.
Let me learn the lessons you have
hidden in every leaf and rock.

I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother,
but to fight my greatest enemy - myself.
Make me always ready to come to you
with clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life fades, as the fading sunset,
my Spirit may come to you without shame.

(translated by Lakota Sioux Chief Yellow Lark in 1887)published in Native American Prayers - by the Episcopal Church.

EARTH TEACH ME TO REMEMBER
by John Yellow Lark

Earth teach me stillness
as the grasses are stilled with light.
Earth teach me suffering
as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility
as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth Teach me caring
as the mother who secures her young.
Earth teach me courage
as the tree which stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation
as the ant which crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom
as the eagle which soars in the sky.
Earth teach me resignation
as the leaves which die in the fall.
Earth teach me regeneration
as the seed which rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself
as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness
as dry fields weep in the rain.

Ute, North American.

Amazing peace, oh sweet repose
A gift with endless life.
The gods do grant us relief from woes
and shield us all from strife.

We, born of love from our Mothers womb
Celebrate our gifts in joy.
And open our hearts with each new boon
For love is our only toil.

To our Lord and Lady we give our oaths
In the path of the Witches Wheel.
Of pain and pleasure we know both
And dance the eternal reel.

The dance is swift and each will fall
as meat for Herne's dark hounds.
The master will lift us all,
and by death we will not be bound.

In peace we come and in peace we go
freed from death and pain.
In each new life we will show
How to live and love again.

BLESSING OF THE ELEMENTS
Grace of the love of the skies be thine,
Grace of the love of the stars be thine,
Grace of the love of the moon be thine,
Grace of the love of the sun be thine,
Grace of the love and the crown of heaven be thine.

AN OLD CELTIC BLESSING
May the blessing of light be on you-
light without and light within.
May the blessed sunlight shine on you
and warm your heart
till it glows like a great peat fire.

GOOD WISH BLESSING ( Durachd )
Power of raven be thine
Power of eagle be thine
Power of the fiann.

Power of storm be thine
Power of moon be thine
Power of sun.

Power of sea be thine
Power of land be thine
Power of heaven.