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 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
Please remember me

Loreena McKennitt - Live in Paris and Toronto

Dec 2006

1. Prologue
2. The Mummers' Dance
3. Skellig
4. Marco Polo
5. The Highwayman
6. La Serenissima
7. Night Ride Across The Caucasus
8. Dante's Prayer
9. The Mystic's Dream
10. Santiago
11. Bonnie Portmore
12. Between The Shadows
13. The Lady Shallott
14. The Bonnie Swans
15. The Old Ways
16. All Souls Night
17. Cymbeline
18. Santiago
19. Bonny Portmore
20. Between the Shadows
21. Lady of Shalott
22. Bonny Swans
23. Old Ways
24. All Souls Night
25. Cymbeline