Top Songs By Loreena McKennitt
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Loreena McKennitt
Keyboards
Brian Hughes
Electric Guitar
Donald Quan
Viola
Stuart Bruce
Vocals
Marco Migliari
Programming
Steafan Hannigan
Clarinet
Rick Lazar
Percussion
John Welsman
Performer
Carol Lynn Fujino
Violin
Bridget Hunt
Violin
Annalee Patipatanakoon
Violin
Wendy Rose
Violin
Daniel Blackman
Viola
Christopher Redfield
Viola
Roman Borys
Cello
Carina Reeves
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Loreena McKennitt
Composer
John Welsman
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Loreena McKennitt
Producer
Brian Hughes
Assistant Producer
Donald Quan
Associate Producer
Stuart Bruce
Mixing Engineer
Marco Migliari
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ben Findlay
Recording Engineer
Gabe Moffatt
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
The moonlight it was dancing
On the waves, out on the sea
The stars of heaven hovered
In a shimmering galaxy
A voice from down the ages
So in haunting in its song
These ancient stones will tell us
Our love must make us strong
The breeze it wrapped around me
As I stood there on the shore
And listened to this voice
Like I never heard before
Our battles they may find us
No choice may ours to be
But hold the banner proudly
The truth will set us free
My mind was called across the years
Of rages and of strife
Of all the human misery
And all the waste of life
We wondered where our God was
In the face of so much pain
I looked up to the stars above
To find you once again
We travelled the wide oceans
Heard many call your name
With sword and gun and hatred
It all seemed much the same
Some used your name for glory
Some used it for their gain
Yet when liberty lay wanting
No lives were lost in vain
Is it not our place to wonder
As the sky does weep with tears
And all the living creatures
Look on with mortal fear
It is ours to hold the banner
Is ours to hold it long
It is ours to carry forward
Our love must make us strong
And as the warm wind carried
Its song into the night
I closed my eyes and tarried
Until the morning light
As the last star it shimmered
And the new sun's day gave birth
It was in this magic moment
Came this prayer for mother earth
The moonlight it was dancing
On the waves, out on the sea
The stars of heaven hovered
In a shimmering galaxy
A voice from down the ages
So in haunting in its song
The ancient stones will tell us
Our love will make us strong
Writer(s): Loreena Mckennitt
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