Mabon
Soon the Mother to her rest will go Our second harvest we gladly store For the long winter that lies ahead Hail Son of the Light Divine maker of grace We offer up our thanks for the harvest Your bountiful sunshine makes Hail Mother Earth in your autumn dress Gold and russets adorn your frame Bless us now with thy fiery grace We thank you in the Mothers name Hail to the Autumn winds that blow The leaves dance around our feet Bless us now with thy dance of life We thank you in the Mothers name Hail to the Sunlight's waning fire Soon to cool in your winters sleep Bless us now with thy gentle light We thank you in the Mothers name Hail to the Waters that flow sweet Soon to become locked in ice's embrace Bless us now with thy last flows We thank you in the Mothers name New born the light this day of shadows bright We dance in the fields beneath the pale moonlight Long and weary has been the fight To harvest the land for the long winter night Hail Merry maker, we ask your leave tonight To join with us in song, that we are alive this night Each day we live is a blessing, as tomorrow is promised to none Help us to remember this and take some time for fun Hail Caldron keeper, who stirs up the fates of man She who knows tomorrow's fates Be kind to those of the land Stand tall and upright Ye childern of this night Lift your hearts to the light Open wide your arms to the havest King Feel the blessings that his precense brings Time to lay down all the weal of woe To face the morrow with power and grace Time to heal the weary soul We gather the power in this place To face the long nights of winters cold The light stands equal to light and dark this day As all men are equal in the Mothers sight Share we this harvest of grace and power With all we can reach with our ken Reach out and feel the lands embrace And share its bounty forth To all men peace and plenty for the nights to come Let none be without resource We ask it in the Mothers name Hail Mother Earth in your autumn dress Gold and russets adorn your frame Blessed us you did with thy fiery grace We thank you in the Mothers name Hail to the Autumn winds that blow The leaves dance around our feet Blessed us you did with thy dance of life We thank you in the Mothers name Hail to the Sunlight's waning fire Soon to cool in your winters sleep Blessed us you did with thy gentle light We thank you in the Mothers name Hail to the Waters that flow sweet Soon to become locked in ice's embrace Blessed us you did with thy last flows We thank you in the Mothers name
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