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Songs for the Strengthening Sun

by Sharon Knight and T. Thorn Coyle

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    Immediate download of 21-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

    This album is a collection of all-original chants written by T. Thorn Coyle and myself to help you celebrate the turning of the year. Loads of percussion, strong vocals, and easy to learn and sing along to in your rituals!

    This is the companion CD to Songs for the Waning Year.
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    Our collection of chants for the bright phase of the year in CD format. Comes beautifully packaged in an eco-friendly 4-panel digipack.

    Also includes immediate download of 21 track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.

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1.
hail to the summer sky blazing fierce immortal eye hail to the fire, burning in the earth hail to the wind that blows alive beneath the wings of crows blessed be the mighty force of nature hail to the water fall feeds the spring that keeps us all hail to the standing stones that fill our hearts with awe hail to the stars above hail to the strength of love blessed be the mighty force of nature I lift my glass to you mighty force of nature
2.
Take your spirit down, grow branches, grow branches Send your love around, grow branches, grow branches (Down, down down in to the ground) Gather at you center, all you've ever been In your belly plant the seed of life that dwells within Send it down into the ground to link with Mother's heart Where many does become the one by magick's ancient art Take your spirit down, grow branches, grow branches Send your love around, grow branches, grow branches (Down, down down into the ground) Down until you meet the molten core inside the Earth Reaching ever to her like death into rebirth Share your love, your thanks, your tears, The joy of sweet release And draw her strength inside of you Soothing you with peace Take your spirit down, grow branches, grow branches Send your love around, grow branches, grow branches (Down, down down into the ground)
3.
Blessed be, you Gods and Mortals, Blessed be, you inner fire. Blessed be, you Crown of Brightness Blessed be, you heart's desire. We were waiting for a Turning, Then we saw it was our lives. When our hearts with heat are burning, Like the sun in flight we rise! Blessed be, you Gods and Mortals, Blessed be, you inner fire. Blessed be, you Crown of Brightness Blessed be, you heart's desire
4.
Hail! To the Golden Ones. Hail! To your Shining Brightness Hail! To the earth below and the lands beyond our eyes. Freyr and Freya we honor you, King and Queen of elf and wight Bright powers dance among us here We gift you the kiss of life! Gorgeous brother, can you feel the power rise, As the bells caress our dancing feet? Gorgeous sister, I will lay my body down, We will worship at the sacred feast!
5.
Hail Brigid 01:47
Hail Brigid of the triple face Who's voice does rise on the lilt of grace Who's blossoms beautiful ever bloom On the wings of poetry's sweet perfume
6.
Briar Rose 02:20
Life is the light in the heart of the rose 2x Rise, sleeper, kiss me and open, Rise, sleeper, and dream no more. All of Love covers the earth. All of Love, the Limitless, dancing. 2x
7.
I will follow my heart into love everlasting. Follow my heart in the heat of the flame. Follow my heart into quenching, clear water Follow my heart and back again. The serpent rises from the well. The serpent speaks in cunning ear. All the powers of fluid grace Grants to she who lingers here. You are my daughter and ere shall be, Though time and tide may shift the shore. The honeyed tongue of the poet speaks Light, the draught you onward seek. The serpent leads to inward space. The serpent bites, a potent kiss. The journey beckons into darkness, Drive not forth the lightning?s bliss. You, the one all time has sought. You, the metal and the ground. Go you forth and speak the calling, Crowned in silver, beauty bound.
8.
Hail to Freya, beauty of the North Seer of the hidden realms within Whose golden braids entwine the hearts of lovers Be welcome, lusty queen of wild things Hail to Frey, king of the Bright Ones Whose fortune glows amber all around Scent of pine, Keeper of the forests Be welcome, Lord of Elves, and claim your crown
9.
Awake, awake! From the frosty spell of winter Awake, awake! For the bloom is on the rose The hag has shed her winter cloak Her brittle hair has turned to gold The maiden’s kiss is sweet as wine Huzzah for the joys of springtime!
10.
The Maypole 02:11
Come out, come out, it’s the first of May Time to join in lovers play Lets bind our yearnings to the pole Let’s revel in Her lusty soil Over and under, around and around Weaving a web of desire Over and under, around and around Let the King and the Queen of the May be crowned
11.
I/we dance in the heat of my heart’s desire. Dance in the heat of my/our heart’s desire. Open the gate, the key is within, to the temple of the heart.
12.
Draw down the Light Draw down the Star of Opening Welcome you, limitless Light in Extension Golden bright mystic light piercing the bowl of night…
13.
Weep no more, for the sun is returning The summer stars will shine once more, my friend The warming winds will soothe away our sorrows The wheel turns and brings us home again
14.
My soul is living and my soul is free I am aligned in my divinity. 2x Wake up, bless the world, Wake up, stand tall, Wake up, breathe in deeply of the sacred all around.
15.
Jewel of warmth, jewel of the sun And the blossoming of spring has begun Let the light return again And shine in the hearts of women and men Rejoice for the new born King of Summer Ever greening the fields with life Sing for the ripening of the apples Rejoice for the King and his bountiful Wife!
16.
Gwion Bach 03:04
You can dream and stir a long time, But when you get burned you will Know. 2x Take your wisdom, run with it, Take your wisdom, change. 2x Take your wisdom, run with it, In the end you will be born…
17.
Lets give thanks for the bounty of the harvest The Barley King has bowed his head Let’s give thanks for the beauty all around us Pour the wine and break the bread! Oh – Pass the horn of plenty Oh - Thanks be for nature’s bounty
18.
I will live for this life, I will sing for our truth, I will bless your way. 2x What is the vision I walk in this life? Strength, and beauty and love. 2x
19.
Alchemy 02:48
Keep my lantern burning Find the hidden stone Deep in shadowed caverns Carved into the throne Flame consumes my sorrow Reborn I am as art The jewel of selfhood blazes In my crowned and conquering heart
20.
We burn with the power of a million stars. We turn with the cycles of the fertile earth. We burn with the power of a million stars. We turn with the cycles of the fertile earth. We are children of great promise. We are inheritor’s of magic’s spark. We are children of great promise. We dance the light out from the dark.
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May our work be blessed on the rising of breath May our work be open to love. All is possible.

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A collection of chants for nature mystics, Goddess lovers, and those who celebrate the cycles of the year, featuring strong female vocals backed with percussion, guitar, and a choir.

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released May 1, 2009

All songs written and sung by Sharon Knight and T. Thorn Coyle.

Various percussion provided by Thorn and Sharon.

Guitar, mandola, and percussion provided by Winter.

Choir is Evelie DelFino Sales Posch, Paul Nordin, Winter, Elfin, Ellen Francik, Ambar, Robin Dolan, Ravyn Stanfield, and Don "Bear" Wilkinson.

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Festival favorites Sharon Knight and her longtime collaborator Winter perform a mythic-Celtic style, which they call "Neofolk Romantique; songs for poets, adventurers and lovers of mystery". They tour internationally several months of the year, bringing their fantastical tales of love and magic to festivals, cafes, and homes across the land. ... more

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