ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//SQ//DTD HTML 2.0 HoTMetaL + extensions//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>The Thread That Binds the Bones</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><CENTER><I><STRONG>The Thread That Binds the Bones</STRONG><BR> Words and Music by Beth Hudson Wheeler<BR> Inspired by <I><B>The Thread That Binds the Bones</B></I> by Nina Kiriki Hoffman<BR> 7/29/09<BR> </I></CENTER></P><PRE> Am G D Am Seale and Bolte and Locke and Keye Am G Em Am Guardians of the sacred Powers C G D Am Learn what we would have you be Am G D E Hold on tight to what is ours Am G Em Am Light and dark must balance fair Am G Em D The Presences will guide your way Am G D Am Never falter, never dare Am G Em Am Tradition's wisdom to gainsay C D This is our charge and burden C Em The task that power hones G Am To maintain safe and certain Em Am Em The thread that binds the bones Fire and water, air and earth Signs of elemental might Guide you ever from your birth Reveal mysteries to your sight Disciplines of help and harm Preserved from the ancient days Taught to you in spell and charm Will keep our venerated ways This is the path we follow As ships led by lodestones We shelter in the Hollow The thread that binds the bones Bolte and Keye and Locke and Seale Guardians you will always be Learn what wisdom will reveal Open up your eyes to see For as gifted as our kind May be, we know that it is just The thread we safeguard will unwind If we forget our sacred trust Remember not to misuse The power Nature owns To honor life, we must choose The thread that binds the bones We all have something to lose The thread that binds the bones <CENTER> <H2><A HREF="http://www.chimeracorner.com/beth/music/thread.mid">"THE THREAD THAT BINDS THE BONES" AUDIO FILE</A></H2> <B><A HREF="http://www.chimeracorner.com/beth/filk.html">Back to Filk Page</A></PRE> </BODY> </HTML>