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Songs and Chants for Sabbats and Esbats Songs and Chants for Sabbats and Esbats The Dark of the Moon, New Moon, Full Moon, Imbolc, Beltane, Equinoxes, Samhain and more, how many songs do you know about these holidays? If you would like to come and sing songs for the holidays, please join us at this workshop. We will learn songs that can be sung for specific holidays. If you have a favorite song that you would like to share, we would like to learn it too. Please Note: This workshop is designed to expand your knowledge of good songs that can be used in your personal & community activities. The words were taken from many sources. I worked hard to find the writer of each song & have given information on who has recorded it. My apologies to the artists for any errors or omissions I have made. If you like the music, support the artist. Page Contents: MOON 2 Cup of the Moon (Carole Etzler / Eagleheart) 2+ I, II *Dark of the Moon (Karen Beth) 2 + II *Full Moonlight Dance (Karen Beth) 2 Grandmother Moon (Sage Medicine Heart) 2 Into the Silence of the Night (Thunderbird Woman) 2 Lady Moon (Elexa) 3 + II *Luna’s Lullaby (Moon Mother) (Mary Ann Fusco) 3 Moonflow (Terry Garthwaite) 3 The Moon is My Mistress (Mary Ann Fusco) 3 Moon Lady of the Night (Source Unknown) 3 Moon Mother (Source Unknown) 3 + III *Moon, Sister Moon (Chris Leja) 4 Neesa, Neesa, Neesa (Traditional Seneca) 4 We are in Tune with the Healing of the Moon (Source Unknown) IMBOLC / CANDLEMAS 4 + III *Imbolc Round (Debra Lee Gertz and Marie Summerwood) VERNAL-SPRING EQUINOX / OSTARA 4 Bell Song (Elexa) 4 Equinox (Darragh) 4 + IV *Equinox Chant (Marie Summerwood) 5 Oken Leaves (Source Unknown) 5 On Lady’s Day (Gwydion Pendderwen ) 5 Seed Chant (Source Unknown) BELTANE / MAYDAY 5 Beltane Dance (Sequanah) 5 In May, That Lusty Season (From Renaissance England) 6 Look at the Beauty (Thunderbird Woman) 6 Spring Rushin In (Rozay) 6 + IV *We Dance Around the Maypole (Vella Rose) SUMMER SOLSTICE / LITHA / COAMHAIN/MIDSUMMER 6 The Band of Shearers (Traditional Scottish) 6 Midsummer Song (Devi Moonsong) 6 Summer Solstice (David Gay) 7 + V *Summer Solstice Chant (Morwyn Amrita & Rhea Eilinel) 7 Sun King (Raven Moonshadow) LAMMAS / LUGHNASA 7 Lammas Chant (Source Unknown) 7 + V, VI *Lammas Gift (Elexa) 7 Lughnasad Dance (Gwydion Pendderwen) AUTUMN-FALL EQUINOX / MABON / HERFEST 8 Autumn Song (Source Unknown) 8 Autumn Time (Source Unknown) 8 + VI *Harvest Chant (T.Thorn Coyle) 8 Harvest Dance (Nemeton) 8 Pavan Harvest Round (Gwydion Pendderwen ) SAMHAIN / HALLOWEEN 8 Fly, Fly, Fly (Peter Erdley & Lajos Boross) 8 Hallows Chant (Source Unknown) 8 Horned One (Buffalo) 9 + VII *Samhain’s Door (Marie Summerwood) WINTER SOLSTICE / YULE 9 Clear Horizon (Jan Harmon) 9 + VII *The Dawn of a New Day (Traditional) 9 Light is Returning (Charlie Murphy) 9 Ra Chant (Source Unknown) 9 Winter Lamment (Elexa) Dragonfest 2002 Workshop: Songs and Chants for Sabbats and Esbats. Presented by Vella Rose. 1 SONGS OF THE MOON Cup of the Moon By Carole Etzler (Eagleheart) (1988), recorded by General Assembly of the First Universalist Church, Rochester NY (1998) on “Singing the Promise”. CHORUS: Cup of the moon, filling, filling, shining in the night. Cup of the Moon, spilling, spilling, spilling out her light. We dance in the light, in the silvery light, When the moon is at her fill. And when the cup of the Moon is empty, We wait here listening and still. In the dark of the moon, we grow more in tune, With the earth and the sky and then, We watch and wait and find joy in knowing, The cup will refill again. We dance in the light, in the silvery light, When the moon is at her fill. And when the cup of the Moon is empty, We wait for her to refill. Dark of the Moon By Karen Beth (1993), recorded on “Night Passage” by Libana (2000). First Melody Line: Dark night, starry night. New beginnings. Dark night, starry night. Will come to be. Second Melody Line: Dark of the moon. New beginnings. Plant a seed. Dark of the moon. Come tonight. Third Melody Line: Dark of the moon. New beginnings. Dark of the moon. Plant a seed tonight. Dark of the moon. What we envision, Will come to be by the full moon light. Full Moonlight Dance By Karen Beth (1977), recorded on “Each of Us” and “Circle of Women” by Earthbeat (1997), in Circle of Songs by Kate Marks (1993). Under the full moon light we dance Spirits dance we dance Joining hands we dance, Joining souls rejoice. Grandmother Moon By Sage Medicine Heart, recorded on “Native American Ceremonial Chants”, in Circle of Songs by Kate Marks (1993). I am wind, I am water, I am mother, I am daughter, I am Grandmother Moon. I am ebbing, I am flowing, I am giving, I am glowing, I am Grandmother Moon. Look to the night and I’ll show you my light. Look to the East for my brightness to rise. Look to you heart and I’ll show you my part. Look to the West for the woman inside. Into the Silence of the Night By Thunderbird Woman, recorded on “The Dawning”, in Circle of Songs by Kate Marks (1993). Into the silence of the night. Into the silence of the moon. I am making my dreams come true. Lady Moon Lyrics by Elexa, in Dragonfest ’89 Songbook. O, Lady of Love, O, Lady of Light, O, Lady Moon. With love do we call the Mother of all, to come to come. Dragonfest 2002 Workshop: Songs and Chants for Sabbats and Esbats. Presented by Vella Rose. 2 Luna’s Lullaby (Moon Mother) By Mary Ann Fusco, recorded on “Songs for all Seasons” by Aradia (1984), in Circle of Songs by Kate Marks (1993) and Dragonfest ’88 and ’89 Songbooks. Sing me a lullaby soft and low; Moon Mother sailing the sky, Sing me of ages gone long ago,You who will never die. Make me a pillow of meadowsweet, Cover my body with stars. Safe in your radiance, let me sleep, Queen of the mystic dark. Dream me of circle and fairy rings, Whisper me secrets and charms, Wind through the willow tree, spiraling, Gather me in Your arms. Moonflow By Terry Garthwaite, recorded on “Sacred Circles” (19?). I am having the time of my life. Oh, I am living the prime of my life. Like the cycles of the moon, comes a woman into bloom. I am having the time of my life. Yes (Oh), I am having the time of my life. Oh (Yes), I am living the prime of my life. Like the seed becomes a flower, in my wisdom is my power I am having the time of my life. In my wisdom, power comes to me. COUNTERPOINT: I’m having a good time, happiness is here to stay. In my rhythm, power comes to me. Yes, it’s a good time, living it day to day. In my singing, power comes to me. In my silence, power comes to me. In my laughter, power comes to me. In my loving, power comes to me In my harmony, power comes to me. In my sorrow, power comes to me. In my living, power comes to me. It’s a change of life, um hum, power comes to me. REPEAT The Moon is My Mistress By Mary Ann Fusco, in Circle of Songs by Kate Marks (1993). The Moon is my mistress, like fire is She. I follow where She leads. She burns my senses, She dances on the sea, I follow where She leads. The Moon is my mother, She stills my soul, She holds me in a circle, She lets me go. I weep in Her shadow, I laugh in Her glow. The Moon is my sister, Strong and Wise. She melts the darkness, She turns the tides. I see myself in Her eyes, I see myself in Her eyes. Moon Lady of the Night Source Unknown, in Dragonfest ’88 Songbook. Moon, Moon, Lady of the night, Shine your love and energy. Moon Mother Source Unknown, in Circle of Songs by Kate Marks (1993). In thy power Mother Moon, I put my faith again. Dragonfest 2002 Workshop: Songs and Chants for Sabbats and Esbats. Presented by Vella Rose. 3 Moon, Sister Moon By Chris Leja, recorded on “She Changes” by Moving Breath (1991). Moon, Sister Moon, Shining so high. Smile down upon me, Full face in the sky. Moon, Sister Moon, With your silver glow, Whisper your secrets, Tell me what you know. Neesa Native American – Senecca Tradition, recorded on “She Changes” by Moving Breath (1991), on page 143 of Circle of Songs by Kate Marks (1993). Neesa, neesa, neesa. Neesa, neesa, neesa. Neesa, neesa, neesa. Gai we o, Gai we o. We are in Tune with the Healing of the Moon Source Unknown, in Circle of Songs by Kate Marks (1993). We are in tune with the Healing of the Moon. Ah ah ah ah ah. ADDITIONAL VERSES: Goddess in the Moon. Maiden in the Moon. Mother in the Moon. Rising of the Moon. Waning of the Moon. SONGS OF IMBOLC / CANDLEMAS Imbolc Round By Debra Lee Gertz and Marie Summerwood, recorded on “She Walks with Snakes” by In Her Name (1998). Quickening in the womb nearing birth. Quickening in the womb nearing birth. Welcoming our lives, turning in the earth. Quickening in the womb nearing birth. VERNAL-SPRING EQUINOX / OSTARA Bell Song By Elexa, in Dragonfest ’89 Songbook. Ring, bell! Sing bell! Spring bell, chime! Ring out the joy of a happy tune.
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