Hear Me......
Hear me, four quarters of the world--
a relative I am!
Give me the strength to walk the
soft earth.
Give me the eyes to see and the
strength to understand,
that I may be like you.
With your power only can I face
the winds.
Great Spirit...all over the earth
the faces of living things are all alike.
With tenderness have these come
up out of the ground.
Look upon these faces of children
without number
and with children in their arms,
that they may face the winds
and walk the good road to the day
of quiet.
This is my prayer' hear me!
Black Elk, Sioux Indian
Prayer for Family
Copyright © 1997 Spirit Wings
Grandfather hear my offering.
Grandfather I lift my voice to
you,
HE that is above all.
It is you, Grandfather, that holds
The four winds in your hand.
Grandfather, it is you that has
Made the day and the night.
It is you, Grandfather, that has
Put breath in my lungs.
My strength, my spirit,
Grandfather, are your gifts.
I ask, Grandfather, that
You protect my campsite.
That my children grow up under
Your eyes as well as mine.
Grandfather, I offer up my prayer
With all honor.
Grandfather, hear my pleas.
My pleas for my family.
Let not my enemies overtake us.
Grandfather, send forth your Watchman
To guard our camp.
The eagle has taken my prayers
Upon his wings Grandfather
Aho.
As I walk, as I walk
The universe is walking with me
In beauty it walks before me
In beauty it walks behind me
In beauty it walks below me
In beauty it walks above me
Beauty is on every side
As I walk, I walk with Beauty.
Traditional Navajo Prayer
