008- Mother Spirit, Father Spirit

Mother Spirit, Father Spirit where are you?
In the sky song, in the forest, sounds your cry
What to give you, what to call you, what am I?
Many drops are in the ocean, deep and wide
Sunlight bounces off the ripples to the sky
What to give you, what to call you, who am I?
I am empty, time flies from me; what is time?
Dreams eternal, fears infernal haunt my heart
What to give you, what to call you, O, my God?
Mother Spirit, Father Spirit, take our hearts
Take our breath and let our voices sing our parts
Take our hands and let us work to shape our art


Words and music by Norbert Capek  1870-1942
translation by Paul and Anita Munk 
English version by Richard Frederick Boeke