THE ROSE
Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor, that leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need.
I say love; it is a flower, and you its only seed.
It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes a chance.
It's the one who won't be taken, who cannot seem to give.
It's the soul, afraid of dying, that never learns to live.
When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long.
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong.
Just remember, in the winter, far beneath the bitter snow.
Lies a seed that with the sun's love, in the spring, becomes the rose.
THE RIVER
The river she is flowing, flowing, flowing
The river she is flowing, down to the sea
Oh mother carry me, your child I will always be
Oh mother carry me, down to the sea
I RELEASE ALL SHAME
I release all shame, I release all blame
I release all shame, I release all blame
And I open to his love, and I open to her love
And I open to my love and I open to your love
SUFI DANCE
May the blessings of God rest upon you
May God's peace abide in you
May the presence of God illuminate your heart
Now and forever more
I AM A WOMAN
I am a woman giving birth to myself
Over and over and over again
I am, I am, I am, all that I see
WEB SONG
We are the flow, we are the ebb
We are the weavers, we are the web
RIVER OF BIRDS
There's a river of birds in migration
A nation of women with wings
TRUST LIFT SONG
And I will raise you up on eagle's wings
Hold you on the breath of dawn
Make you shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of my hand
WE ARE OPENING
We are opening up to a sweet surrender
and a healing love light fills the earth (repeat)
We are opening (repeat 3X)
(can be sung in a round)
ANCIENT MOTHER
Ancient mother, I hear you calling
Ancient mother, I hear your song
Ancient mother, I hear your laughter
Ancient mother, I taste your tears
I WILL BE GENTLE WTH MYSELF
I will be gentle with myself
I will love myself
I am a child of the universe
Being born each moment
WE ARE WOMEN
We are women on a journey shining in the sun
Shining through the darkest night
The healing has begun
We are women on a journey singing out as one
Remembering the ancient one
The women and their wisdom
The women and their wisdom
HOW COULD ANYONE
How could anyone ever tell you
You were anything less than beautiful
How could anyone every tell you
You were less than whole
How could anyone fail to notice
That your loving is a miracle
How deeply you're connected to your soul
WOMAN AM I
Woman am I, Spirit am I
I am the infinite within my soul
I have no beginning and I have no end
All this I am
STEADY AS A ROCK
Steady as a rock
Rooted like a tree
I am here!
Standing strong in my rightful place
WE ARE STRONG AND LOVING WOMEN
We are strong and loving women
We can do what must be done
Knowing, growing, changing, healing
We will do what must be done
OH GREAT SPIRIT
Oh great spirit earth, sun, sky and sea
You are inside and all around me
Oh great spirit earth, sun, sky and sea
You are inside and all around me
STEP INTO THE FLOW
I step into the flow and then I let it go
I open my mind, my heart and my soul
I step into the flow and then I let it go
I open my mind, my heart and my soul
Oh I surrender
I surrender
I open my mind, my heart and my soul
MOTHER I FEEL YOU UNDER MY FEET
Mother I feel you under my feet
Mother I hear your heartbeat
Mother I feel you under my feet
Mother I hear your heartbeat
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THE EARTH, THE AIR, THE AIR, THE FIRE, THE WATER
The earth, the air, the fire, the water
Return, return, return
The earth, the air, the fire, the water
Return, return, return
Hy-eh, eyeh, eyeh, eyeh
Hy-eh, eyeh, eyeh, eyeh
Hy-eh, eyeh, eyeh, eyeh
Hy-eh, eyeh, eyeh, eyeh
MAY THE CIRCLE BE OPEN
May the circle be open but unbroken
May the peace of the goddess be ever in your heart
Merry meet and merry part
and merry meet again
May the circle be open but unbroken
May the peace of the goddess be ever in your heart
Merry meet and merry part
and merry meet again
Blessed be, blessed be, blessed be
FRENCH SONG
Je suis la femme, je suie la terre
Fertile et fiere
Je suis la feme et l'ocean
Je suis la ventre, je suis la mere
La source laire de la vie
Depuis la nuit des temps
Translation
I am a woman, I am the earth
Fertile and proud
I am the flame and the ocean
I am the belly, I am the mother
The clear source of life
Since the beginning of time