Dark of the moon on this Samhain night
We gather in joy to create the rite
The New Year is come, as the nights grow cold
Come dance with me neath the moonlight
Let the Mother's Children be bold
Hand in hand we
dance around the fires light
Hail and well
met, all who come tonight
Greetings to the
Dark Queen
Of the underworld
bright
Touch bearer
of glad tidings
We meet with
thee tonight
Hail the Lord
of mysteries
In your dark
cloak of night
To thee all men
come
To receive thy
kiss of light
Bow we to the
North
The womb to which
we all return
Hail Dark cradle
of life
We greet thee
Bow we to the
East
The last breath
of life, like the first, is sweet
Hail life bringer
We greet thee
Bow we to the
South
The last fires
of life's spark of light
Hail Creator
of passion
We greet thee
Bow we to the
West
Sweet blood of
life that stirs again this night
Hail to the flow
of all things living
We greet thee
Gather ye round
, children of light
and greet those
gone on, on this night of nights
Hail to our ancestors,
we sup with thee by candle light
Well met in the
moonlight bright
We take joy in
thy presence tonight
Let the fires
be lit, the sweet smell of incense upward bound
Let the wine
be poured deep for the spirits abound
Let there be
merriment and joy, to keep evil at bay
Tonight we seek
renewal, and keep the samhain day
Cast the circle
round and round
Great Mother
make it tight
As not all souls
that roam the mists
Between life
and death, Mean us well this night
Hearken Kali,
Great Mistress of shadows
Thy protection
we seek for our circle tonight
The old year is
gone, the new year come hither
We rededicate
ourselves to the pathway's
May the Gods
lean down to bear witness
By our drawn
sword bright glitter
May the mistakes
of the year gone past
Wither Like the
autumn leaves on the trees
Dancing with
the wind on the drying grass
May we forgive
ourselves our own trespass
New life, re birth,
on this night of the Dead
Our bodies are
mortal, but we look not in dread
We raise a cup
of life while we live
All that life
to the service of the Goddess we give
Dance on the bones
of yesterday
While ye live
and do right
Take a sup of
gladness
For the life
ye live tonight
Yesterday is a
memory
Tomorrow is not
yet alight
Today is the
only day we have for living
We rejoice in
it on this Samhain night
Bow we to the
North
The womb to which
we all return
Hail and farewell
Dark cradle of life
Bow we to the
East
The last breath
of life, like the first, is sweet
Hail and farewell
life bringer
Bow we to the
South
The last fires
of life's spark of light
Hail and farewell
Creator of passion
Bow we to the
West
Sweet blood of
life that stirs again this night
Hail and farewell
to the flow of all things living
