The wind blows low and mournful Through the Strath of Dalnacreich Where once there lived a woman Who would a mother be For twelve long years a good man's wife but ne'er the cradle filled A mother of a...
Shining pearl within the crimson sky Guide me in the coming night Perfect seed within a humble husk Ground my feet in soil so I may rise Patient leaf within the endless pool Calm me when the torrent...
Fisherman's boy with a bucket of water goes walking each day on the shore Looking in tide-pools and crannies for fish that were stranded Sure-handed he'd gather them all Throwing them back to the...
No one knew from whence he'd come Or all the shadings of his life. He walked in dreams across the land And, waking, flown within the night. Oh, how he enchanted us 'Til summer fled and autumn turned....
I am as God made me, I have no desire, For a mouth at my breast or a pot on the fire, I heed the higher voices; I go where I'm sent, To mow down the men who refuse to repent, I'm a scythe, in a field...
Son, I want you to take me into town. I don't want to scare the children, but I think my time has finally come around. Just let me look into my grandson's eyes and hide that I won't see him grown....
The mountain rose from bonds of earth and showed that all could rise. Some men learned, while others saw with only hungry eyes. And as the prize they conquered, like a bride without her gown. One by...
Where have you gone, My only, my own? How far have you flown from me? The work of our hands Built a beautiful ship. How could I begrudge you the sea? Alone, alone, My only, my own, When will you...
All the leaves were turning brown as we marched through Tennessee Herding men like Moses did into the dusty sea And though they cried to Jesus still we did as we was told Mother Mercy looked away and...
Won't you walk in the garden, come and see how it's grown. Some parts need tending, others just grow on their own. Beautiful in springtime and soft in the snow. I don't want to walk it alone. Never...