Dryad

Shy and gentle Dryads
Beloved by Artemis
You’ve guarded Oaken Groves
Since Times lost in the mists
You tend each branch and bough
And watched your trees grow tall
And mourn each fading leaf
As Autumn brings the fall

Chorus
In this Grove on Sacred Ground
We will dance the Circle round
We will dance the Circle round

You love each precious Acorn
As a Mother loves a Child
You teach them ancient Wisdom
And Stories of the Wild
And as they leave your loving care
And fall to Mother Earth
You cast a gentle Blessing
On this magical rebirth

(Chorus)

Dance with me sweet Dryads
Beneath the Oaken boughs
And Bless me as I pledge to you
My sacred Druid Vow
I swear by peace and love
No harm shall fall to thee
This Grove is Sacred Ground
And ever more will be

(Chorus)

Dryad

Where are they now who raised the Stones
Passed through the veil leaving ashes and bones
A tribe, a nation, once mighty and strong
But their ghosts are now dead, their echoes long gone

What dreams did they dream, what songs did they sing
Of Lovers and Gods, of Heroes and Kings
Did they worship the Mother and honour the Land
In sacred circle, stand hand in hand

What stories were told in the star-blazing nights
As they danced round the stones in moon’s sacred light
Who were their priests, to which Gods did they pray
For Sun’s kindly blessings on each Solstice Day

Did they laugh, did they sing as they cut the Bluestones
Released from the Hills by flint axe and bone
Then lifting the stones, each in its place
Silent to stand in earth’s firm embrace

Were the Stones raised in circle and by their priests blest
To receive mighty Kings to earth’s sacred rest
Were they bound to the land, to the Gods, to the Sky
To the cycle of life, to live and to die

Now we stand where they stood, in ritual and prayer
In circle with fire, with rain, earth and air
We gaze, we wonder, the how and the why
In the stillness, the long silence of reply


Who Raised The Stones

Spirits Of The Forest

I call Spirits of the Air
You who’s Breath of Life we share
And the Power of living Earth to nourish you
Summon Spirits of the Sea for Bright Waters unity
I call forth the power of Fire for passion’s Flame

Bless this day our loving Rite
As we here two souls unite
May this binding of their lives and love endure

Like a Star should your Love
Always fair and constant be
Like the Earth your love should firm and fruitful be
Understanding and possessing
Through life's trials and celebrations
Shall the light of love shine brightly in your hearts

May the Gods from far and near
And from ancient times appear
At this time and place our loving Circle join

Bless this day our loving Rite
As we here two souls unite
May this binding of their lives and love endure
May this love endure

Handfasting Blessing

Dreams by Moonlight

A fair maid walked out
On a fine Spring day
She met a jolly tinker
Who to her did say

(Chorus)
Come dance with me, dance with me
Dance with me round the Maypole tree
Dance in the Moonlight
Dance in the Sun
Let the music play
Till the dance is done
Dance to the Lady
Your love and desire
Dance to the Lord
Of the Sacred Fire

A garland of flowers
I’ll wear as a crown
With bells on my feet
I will dance the tree round

With ribbons of Gold
The Sun’s shining rays
And Green for the Lady
Dear Goddess we praise

Come Jack in the Green
Come sweet Lady May
By oak, ash and thorn
Dance on this May Day


Maypole Tree

Song of Albion

I walk the hills and valleys
In dreams of ancient days
And stand in sacred Circles
Where now the children play
The Spirits of this Land
Walk beside me hand in hand
In the echo of their voices
Is the song of Albion

(Chorus)
Oh God of the Sun
Light my path as I run
O’er the gentle hills of my home
Nowhere but here
Is your song so clear
Albion deep in my bones

I will run with the wolves
With eagles I will fly
And wake the sleeping Gods
Where ‘neath the hills they lie
From mountains and the forests
Through the valleys to the sea
We will sing the song of Albion
And set our Spirits free

(Chorus)

This Land of deep Magic
Now lost far from our sight
I walk your paths in dreams
In the dark still of the night
So ancient are your truths
Of this land of Gods and Fae
You will live long in my Spirit
Until the end of days

(Chorus)


Song of Albion

Land of the Ice Queen

Forest Child

I am Forest Child
Born in deep earth
I am star, I am stone
I am free, I fly alone, Forest Child

I am Forest Child
Riding the Wild Wind
Raised by the wolves
I know no fear
The forest is within me, Forest Child

Spread your wings
Embrace the night
Fly on the Wild Wind
The power of Earth will feed your soul
Spread your wings
Embrace the night
Fly on the Wild Wind
The power of Air will set you free

I am Forest Child
Spirit of the old magic
I am hope, I am truth
I am a dream, lost in moonlight, Forest Child

I am Forest Child
Daughter of the trees
In their shadows
In their stillness
I am free, free to be, Forest Child

Spread your wings
Embrace the night
Fly on the Wild Wind
The power of Earth will feed your soul
Spread your wings
Embrace the night
Fly on the Wild Wind
The power of Air will set you free
Free to be Forest Child


Forest Child

                              

Morning Song

From my 2016 CD "New Day Dawning".

I am the Lord of Life
Gentle lover
Reaper of souls
Lord of the forest deep
I bring birth from the womb
Of earth’s winter sleep

I am the Ancient One
Lord of All
I am life’s guardian
Lord of All

I am the sower of seed
Keeper of wisdom
Of life and death
The wild and the free
My children who know me
And love my spirit

I am the Ancient One
Lord of All
I am life’s guardian
Lord of All

I bless the grain of life
At harvest you fall
In darkness to lie
Rebirth is my gift
Seek my spirit and know me
In love be reborn

I am the Ancient One
Lord of All
I am life’s guardian
Lord of All

Cernunnos

From my 2016 CD "New Day Dawning"

Dreaming alone on a winter's night
Crystals of snow, flowers in light
Firelight flickers are faces once know
Walk away, with the mist must roam

(Chorus)
And I’ll sing my Winter’s song
As the snow is gently falling
In the forest of my dreams
Thinking of you
 
Snow in the fields where the corn once swayed
Ice on the pavements where children played
Yesterday's smile a winter's flame
Fades with the frost 'till the Spring comes again
 
(Chorus)

Misty swirls down the cobblestones
Whispers a tune to call home its own
A Winter's Song, a bird's lonely call
Floats on the wind 'till night's curtain falls

Where the mountains touch the sky
We said our last goodbye
So I’ll sing my Winter’s song
As the snow is gently falling
In the forest of my dreams
Thinking of you.

Winter's Song

Funky Shaman

From my 2016 CD "New Day Dawning"

Lord Sun, Burn Bright
We Circle dance in your strength and light
Stars we were and Stars will be
Dancing through eternity

(Chorus)
Shining, Shining, forever and ever
Dancing, Dancing, ending never
We are the Dance, We are the Circle
We are the Song of Life Eternal

We are Fire, We are Flame
We are Life, from Star we came
We dance in Joy, We dance in Love
We dance to the Lord of the Sky above

(Chorus)

Circle of Light, Circle of Fire
We dance with the Flame, so bright with desire
Turning and turning, beginning to end
End to beginning, again and again

(Chorus)

Circle Dance

From my 2016 CD "New Day Dawning"

I’m the Child of the Ocean
Daughter of the Breeze
Mistress of my Spirit
Yearning to be free
Following the Sun
To sail on distant Seas
Gypsy in my Soul
No place I want to be
Searching for you
Searching for you
Where is the Love?
Where is the Love?

I’ve seen all there is to see
Been all there is to be
Know nothing is for ever
Doesn’t worry me
I’m calling to the Stars
And the Moon and the Sun
Waiting for their answer
Before my days are done
Searching for you
Searching for you
Where is the Love?
Where is the Love?

Where is the Love?

Spirits of the Sea

From my 2016 CD "New Day Dawning".

Don't belong to Me 
Don't belong to You 
Don't belong to Corporations 
No one owns Big Blue 
All is Free, We are Free, I Believe 

You don't own the Mountains 
You don't own the Sea 
You don't own the Earth and Air 
All these things are free 
All is Free, We are Free, I Believe 

We must save the Forests 
We must save the Seas 
We must stand for Justice 
Until all the World is Free 
All is Free, We are Free, I Believe. 

Don't belong to Me 
Don't belong to You 
Don't belong to Anybody 
No one owns Big Blue 
All is Free, We are Free, I Believe
All is Free, We are Free, I Believe.

I Believe

From my 2016 CD "New Day Dawning"

Your wishes I will gift to thee
I have the power to grant you three
Then you will owe your soul to me
And you will dance with the dark Fairy

Join the circle, Join the dance
Around this wind swept hill
And feel the power of magic rise
Your wishes to fulfil

Three wishes you may make
Wisely choose and make no mistake
Then your soul belongs to me
And you will dance with the dark Fairy

Chorus

What will you wish for
What will it be
Come pretty lady
Harken to me
Shall you wish for great beauty
A Lover so fair
Or Gold and bright Silver
And Diamonds so rare

But beauty is a vanity
It fades with time no more to be
And true love comes as true love wills
And needs no magic from the dark Fairy

You may wish for what you want
Or all that you may need
But take a care and first think deep
There is no sense in greed

Three wishes you may make
Wisely choose and make no mistake
Then your soul belongs to me
And you will dance with the dark Fairy

(Chorus)

My soul I will not give to thee
I do not fear you Dark Fairy
By Iron I do this promise make
No human soul will you ever take

I make one wish it is for you
Fey creature of the night
That evermore you dance alone
No more in mortal sight

One wish is all I make
I wisely chose and made no mistake
Now my soul belongs to me
I will not dance with the dark Fairy

(Chorus)

Three Wishes

From my 2016 CD "New Day Dawning"

Walk with me, gentle dreamer
Feel the path beneath your feet
As spirits guide your silent steps
Through the morning mist and dawn sweet air

Your inner child awakes and stands
In ancient Grove of Oak and Thorn
Where spirits sing their ageless song
Blessing Love and Peace on all reborn

(Chorus)

You are free, follow your dream
All things can be, just follow your dream
Let your spirit fly on the wings of the morning
A new day is dawning
All things can be

Awake the drums embrace their call
Bless the Lady, Mother of all
Let earth kiss your feet, air bless your soul
Cast a gentle tear as leaves softly fall

Now be still, let silence return
Your Spirit free, release your pain
Be at peace with all, awake from sleep
In the new day dawning, let the dream remain

(Chorus)

All Things Can Be

New 2016 CD "New Day Dawning" now released at Band Camp for digital download (12 Tracks) together with tracks from my previous CDs - all proceeds to charity. 5 new singers with UK national and international reputations. https://lylemusic.bandcamp.com/

Last year's 2015 CD called "Forest Child". The CD features the wonderful voice of Rose Millard. The sheet music (tune, lyrics and guitar chords) for the songs sung by Rose is free to print at http://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/884

I have also left the full 2014 CD and two tracks from the 2013 CD (Dryad and Blessing) as bonus tracks.

Popular tracks by Recent CD's 2016, 2015 and 2014