MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND:   Solar Fire

Father Of Day, Father Of Night

Father of night, father of day,
Father, who taketh the darkness away,
Father, who teacheth the birds to fly,
Builder of rainbows up in the sky,
Father of day, father of night,
Father of black, father of white,
Father, who builds the mountain so high,
Who shapeth the clouds up in the sky,
Father of loneliness and pain,
Father of night, father of day

Father of grain, father of wheat,
Father of cold and father of heat,
Father of air and father of trees,
Who dwells in our hearts and our memories,
Father of night, father of day,
Father, who taketh the darkness away,
Father, who teacheth the birds to fly,
Builder of rainbows up in the sky,
Father of loneliness and pain,
Father of night, father of day

Father of night, father of day,
Father, who taketh the darkness away,
Father, who turneth the rivers and streams.

Father of night, father of day,
Father, who taketh the darkness away,
Father, who teacheth the birds to fly,
Builder of rainbows up in the sky,
Father of grain, father of wheat,
Father of cold and father of heat,
Father of minutes, father of days,
Father of whom we most solemnly praise,
Father of loneliness and pain,
Father of night, father of day

In The Beginning, Darkness

Darkness Darkness Darkness
In the Beginning
Solar light warm as ice
Started everything living
Lightning striking -
Every life springs from light
From the waters come swimming.

SUNFIRE
Silence Silence.
In the beginning
Silent sound fills the ground
All the oceans are singing
Thunder Roaring
Come the word something stirred
Set the wheel of life spinning.

Solar Fire

See the morning dancer crossing the sky,
Turning gold to amber travelling by
He must know the answer
He must know why.
Looking for an answer, look to the sky.

Shadows getting shorter filling your sight
Brightly burning starfire, life giving light
Dawning into morning
Day into night.
Looking for an answer, look to the night.

Sunlight streaming burn through the night
First light stealing shine solar fire.

Starting from tomorrow look to the sky
There's a new day dawning passing you by
Follow on life's dance and then you'll know why
Looking for an answer look to the sky.

Sunlight etc.

Earth, The Circle

Circle who beneath my feet
Also stand right above my head
Holding life in your hands so easily
O Circle you are our lives

Circle you contain the flame
And hold it deep inside
You who gave us the air and life we breathe
Circle you are out time.

Circle you are where we walk
And you are where we lie
And the colour we hear
And the sound we see
O Circle you are our eyes.

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Joybringer

I bring joy and I can take you through
All those days when people seem to get to you
I bring joy and I come here to you I bring life and I can take you where
You can see and feel and breathe and touch the air
I bring life and I can take you there Take your time, remember when you do
There are days when people feel the same as you
I bring time and I can take you through I bring joy and I can take you through
All those days when people seem to get to you
I bring joy and I come here to you

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