Lyrics

Hearth (M. Russell)

Here we gather
We gather here
Around this fire
Another year

By this fire
Ancestors met
They may be gone
But they don't forget

What is hearth?
But heart and earth
Sacred fires
And eternal birth

Hear the fire
Crackle and roar
This house is small
But wide is the door

Amber and shadow
Dance the walls
To the music
The Spirit's call

What is hearth?
But heart and earth
Sacred fires
And eternal birth

Smoke and ash
Iron and stone
Turf and memory
Sown and grown

Smoor the ashes
Woman wise
Pass the night
Under Bridgid's eyes

What is hearth?
But heart and earth
Sacred fires
And eternal birth