Lyrics

Cedar and Sage

[Verse 1]
At dawn I went alone
Past the fir and stone
My basket on my arm
For the chief in pain

I knelt by the roots
Where the deer had passed
I touched the leaves with care
And spoke his name

[Pre-Chorus]
Cedar for the lungs
Sage for the fire
Yarrow for the cuts
I gathered higher

[Chorus]
Heal him, heal him now
Heal him, heal him now
My hands bring the leaves
My love brings him home

Heal him, heal him now
Heal him, heal him now
I walk through the pine
To lift his name up

[Verse 2]
The moss held cool and green
Rain sang in the bark
I found the bitter bark
In the shadowed dark

I filled my woven bowl
With medicine and prayer
For the man who bore our people
Through hunger and snow

[Pre-Chorus]
Cedar for the lungs
Sage for the fire
Yarrow for the cuts
I gathered higher

[Chorus]
Heal him, heal him now
Heal him, heal him now
My hands bring the leaves
My love brings him home

Heal him, heal him now
Heal him, heal him now
I walk through the pine
To lift his name up

[Bridge]
If my feet grow tired
I will not turn back
If my heart must burn
I will carry that

[Final Chorus]
Heal him, heal him now
Heal him, heal him now
My hands bring the leaves
My love brings him home

Heal him, heal him now
Heal him, heal him now
I walk through the pine
To lift his name up

David Rose