by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Prayer to the Great Spirit
Language: English
Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. Make my hands respect the things you have made, and let me learn the lessons you have written in every leaf and rock. Make me wise so I may understand the things you have taught my people. Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes, so that when life fades my spirit may come to you without shame.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Thomas F. Schubert (b. 1961), "Prayer to the Great Spirit", from Circle of Life - Songs and Hymns based on Spiritual Texts, Wisdom and Poetry of the Native American People, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Thomas F. Schubert) , "Gebet zum Grossen Geist", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Maria Nimmerfall
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-05
Line count: 8
Word count: 80