Mother, the Waves are Calling You Home

Verse 1

The waves are calling your longship home

The sails are set for the silver foam

The hearth grows cold where you used to stand

But a brighter fire lights the golden strand

Verse 2

O Mother, the shield has fallen low

The winter winds are beginning to blow

I hold your hand in the fading light

As you walk the path to the endless night

Chorus

The Valkyries gather, their voices ring

Of the gentle spirit, the skalds will sing

The golden halls of Valhalla gleam

To welcome you home from this earthly dream

Verse 3

You gave me strength when the storm was high

You taught my arrow how to fly

Now Odin opens the great wooden door

To guide your steps to the shining shore

Chorus

The Valkyries gather, their voices ring

Of the gentle spirit, the skalds will sing

The golden halls of Valhalla gleam

To welcome you home from this earthly dream

Outro

Farewell, sweet mother, your journey is done

Beyond the stars and the midnight sun

Until the day that we meet once more

Upon that distant, eternal shore