Document 606
Sanctuary Time
Author(s): Maureen Sangster
Copyright holder(s): Maureen Sangster
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A babby, a babby,
Once ye were a babby
An in the lap o airms lay
Noo if yer parents hid a god
Hid a god, hid a god,
As yer parents hid a god,
They blessed ye on the heid
But there's ither wyes o bein
O bein, o bein,
Aye, I see ither wyes o seein
But they believe jist the same
That the heid is far the hert is
The hert is, the hert is,
The heid is far the hert is
An that it canna be a stane
Sae they wash it ower wi watter
Wi watter, wi watter,
They wash it ower wi watter
Till it ripples like the rain
An you, ma fair wee babby
Though noo ye're no a babby
Though ye greet jist like a babby
Doon the corridors, the day
Reach out throu the watter,
The het sloch o watter,
Aw rituals matter
Tae them that cry alane.
These other hands, accept them
My gift of kindness, accept it
Time given to you, accept it
My daughter
Ye're no alane
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