Loreena Mckennitt Dante`s Prayer Lyrics

Dante`s Prayer Lyrics

When the dark wood fell before me
And all the paths were overgrown
When
the priests of pride say there is no other way
I tilled the sorrows of
stone

I did not believe because I could not see
Though you came to me
in the night
When the dawn seemed forever lost
You showed me your love in
the light of the stars

Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to
the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me

Then
the mountain rose before me
By the deep well of desire
From the fountain
of forgiveness
Beyond the ice and the fire

Cast your eyes on the
ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems
endless
Please remember me

Though we share this humble path,
alone
How fragile is the heart
Oh give these clay feet wings to fly
To
touch the face of the stars

Breathe life into this feeble heart
Lift
this mortal veil of fear
Take these crumbled hopes, etched with
tears
We'll rise above these earthly cares

Cast your eyes on the
ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems
endless
Please remember me...