Graduation Rite
Hail Great Mother
as we stand on the threshold of life
We reach for
your hand to help guide the way
Hail Great Father
as we stand on the threshold of life
We seek your
wisdom to help guide the way
Blessings on the
Earth, on which we will walk
May our steps
be sure and on good pathways
Blessings on the
Air we breathe, sustainer of life
That we take
no moment of life for granted
Blessings on the
fire that is life's passions
May we embrace
it to the fullest
Blessings on the
Water of even the tears life may bring
As it means we
are willing to take risks
Hail Mighty Mother
and Father of life
hear your child
who here stands
We walk the measured
pace of pomp and circumstance
Dressed in fine
array
Yet within, do
our own doubts hold sway
We seek out the
wisdom
To live our lives
well
We seek out the
passion
To do it with
fervor
We seek out strength
To endure life's
troubles
We seek out the
might
To do what is
right with our days
We pass by the
unseen gates of yet another milestone along life's highway
So much to do,
so many things to see, the moments laid out before us like a ribbon of
light
We seek understanding
for what tomorrow holds
We pray for the
knowledge to face it well
We stand as a
beacon for those yet behind us
For it is by
our hand that the world will be created
Tomorrow holds
the promise of life, but it is today in which we live it
May we use each
of those precious days to our own enlightenment
Youth is a gift
without price, that is too often squandered away
May we use the
gift of vigor to do what needs be done for the good of all
Great Father
we ask your guidance, to deal with it all , come what may
We stand on the
threshold of tomorrow, with all our life before us
We stand proud
and tall in the pathways of light
May it always
be there to guide us
Blessings on the
Earth, on which we will walk
Our steps will
be sure and on good pathways
Blessings on the
Air we breathe, sustainer of life
We will take
no moment of life for granted
Blessings on the
fire that is life's passions
We will embrace
it to the fullest
Blessings on the
Water of even the tears life may bring
We will not fear
to take the risk
