Tides Lyrics

Bright the dawn that breaks our eyes

Wakes us under wondrous skies

Kind the waves that take us to the shore

To walk the paths our fathers walked before

Sweet the sun that warms the land

Sweet the rain that cools our hands

Sweet the sleep that carries us away

Sweet the nights that promise us the day

Strong the wind that filled your sails

Deep your anchor in the gales

True the course you charted through the seas

Good the ground you ploughed and planted seed

Long the walks along the cove

Full the nets your fingers wove

Glad the child who stumbled at your knee

Straight the path you led him through the reeds

By your side

By your side

By your side

By your side

Red the sun that staggers low

Dim the twilight in the glow

Blind the tides that force us to return

And sail over the dark edge of the earth

Cold the waves that sweep the bay

And wash the walls we built away

Far the whispered world where you have gone

To the diamond islands and beyond

Soon the day when we will follow on

Out with the tide

With the tide

Out with the tide

With the tide