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HIGH PRIESTESS:
Bridget! Bridget! Bridget! Brightest Flame! Bridget! Bridget! Bridget! Sacred Name! (PAUSE) Great Mother, we greet thee! We call out thou name --- ALL MEMBERS: BRIDGET! --- Shine thou loving face Upon thy children Let thou bright glance Drive away bitter winter MEMBERS: Bridget! Bridget! Bridget! Brightest Flame! Bridget! Bridget! Bridget! Of greatest fame! HIGH PRIESTESS: The dame weaves her summer cloth Her babes frolic before the fire An hare stews in its gravy For weary men home from hard toil (PAUSE) The smith fires his forge And sharpens the hoes and bilhooks He mends the broken plows The hammer bells and the people listen (PAUSE) The Bard restrings his harp And practices his awesome lines A new song sings in his head For a joyful dance (PAUSE) Lady Mother! Kindle in our hearts The courage for the tasks That lie before us And let us not falter (PAUSE) Shine! Shine now upon us! Beam thy smile! Thou kind glance brings laughter And makes easy our path! ALL MEMBERS: Bridget! Bridget! Bridget! Brightest Flame! Bridget! Bridget! Bridget! Sacred Name! |