On Samhain's eldritch night
T'was on the blooming heather
I saw the Crone with withered hands
I saw a Maiden dancing there,
By balefire's burning light
In fair and sunny weather
Her eyes were full of wisdom,
The Beltane fires were burning high,
The threads of life she span
The dancers round did spin
And sang "Blessed Be! And Blessed Be!
They sang "Blessed Be! And Blessed Be!
And Blessed Be again!"
And Blessed Be again!"
As I walked out on Yuletide,
Upon Midsummer's heady day,
The winter winds blew cold
I saw John Barleycorn
I saw the Winter King a-standing,
Walking proud and tall there
Grey and grim and old
In the sunny shining morn
His cloak was pulled around him,
His beard was long and golden,
A Child was in his hand
He looked at me and then
And he sang "Blessed Be! And Blessed Be! He sang "Blessed Be! And Blessed Be!
And Blessed Be again!"
And Blessed Be again!"
Upon the morn of Brigit's Day,
Upon a singing Summer day,
I saw a lovely sight
At dawn on Lammastide
The Goddess standing by me,
I saw the Craftsman smiling,
All crowned in starry light
On sunbeams he did ride
The crescent Moon beneath her feet,
He brings us light and knowledge,
The stars were in her hand
To help our fellow men
She sang "Blessed Be! And Blessed Be!
He sang "Blessed Be! And Blessed Be!
And Blessed Be again!"
And Blessed Be again!"
Upon the first of April,
Upon a chilly autumn day,
I saw the Holy Fool
All sheltered from the storm
He was a merry prankster,
I saw the Harvest safe at home,
The Lord of all Misrule!
The families snug and warm
He looked at me, and winked an eye,
They sat and gave their thanks,
And danced and sang and then
And they laughed and smiled and then
He sang "Blessed Be! And Blessed Be!
They sang "Blessed Be! And Blessed Be!
And Blessed Be again!"
And Blessed Be again!"
Ostara came with blossoms,
The Spiral Dance goes on and on,
Life flourished everywhere
The King and Youth and Child
I saw the Mother smiling,
The Gentle Mother, Aged Crone,
With flowers in Her hair
And Maiden meek and mild
She stood among the growing fields,
And so the Yearly Circle
In heather and in glen
Turns in eternal spin
And sang "Blessed Be! And Blessed Be!
So sing "Blessed Be! And Blessed Be!
And Blessed Be again!"
And Blessed Be again!"
And "Merry Meet! And Merry Part!
And Merry Meet Again!"
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