O brother, Wisdom is pouring into you From the beloved saint of God. You've only borrowed it. Although the house of your heart Is lit from the inside
Music and lyric: Loreena McKennitt The moonlight it was dancing On the waves, out on the sea The stars of heaven hovered In a shimmering galaxy A voice
Music: Loreena McKennitt Lyric: Sir Walter Scott (1771 a?? 1832) It was an English ladye bright, (The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall,) And she would
The road now leads onward As far as can be Winding lanes And hedgerows in threes By purple mountains Round every bend All roads lead to you There is no
On the waves, out on the sea The stars of heaven hovered In a shimmering galaxy A voice from down the ages So in haunting in its song These ancient stones
This glancing life is like a morning star A setting sun, or rolling waves at sea A gentle breeze or lightning in a storm A dancing dream of all eternity
(Loreena McKennitt) [Instrumental]
The road now leads onward As far as can be Winding lanes And hedgerows in threes By purple mountains And round every bend All roads lead to you There
(Traditional, arranged by Loreena McKennitt) [Instrumental]
Now that the time has come Soon gone is the day There upon some distant shore You'll hear me say Long as the day in the summer time Deep as the wine
It was an English ladye bright, (The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall,) And she would marry a Scottish knight, For Love will still be lord of all. Blithely
(Music and lyric by Loreena McKennitt) See there, past that far-off hill A tower held in the sky Hear there, in that dark blue night The music calling