[00:13.38]This song appears on seven albums, and was first[00:14.55]Released on the windsong[00:15.33]Album. it has also been released on the rocky[00:17.52]Mountain collection and country[00:18.30]Classics albums. it has been rerecorded on the[00:22.26]Earth songs and the very best[00:22.89]Of john denver (single cd) albums, and rerecorded[00:24.75]Again on the love again[00:25.65]And a celebration of life albums.[00:28.38]The wind is the whisper of our mother the earth[00:29.73]The wind is the hand of our father the sky[00:30.99]The wind watches over our struggles and pleasures[00:35.46]The wind is the goddess who first learned to fly[00:46.74]The wind is the bearer of bad and good tidings[00:52.56]The weaver of darkness, the bringer of dawn[01:02.73]The wind gives the rain, then builds us a rainbow[01:09.15]The wind is the singer who sang the first song[01:18.12]The wind is a twister of anger and warning[01:24.57]The wind brings the fragrance of freshly mown hay[01:31.59]The wind is a racer, a wild stallion running[01:37.14]The sweet taste of love on a slow summer's day[01:49.20]The wind knows the songs of the cities and canyons[01:52.20]The thunder of mountains, the roar of the sea[02:05.52]The wind is the taker and giver of mornings[02:11.58]The wind is the symbol of all that is free[02:24.51]So welcome the wind and the wisdom she offers[02:33.78]Follow her summons when she calls again[02:38.01]In your heart and your spirit let the breezes[02:45.75]Surround you[02:45.99]Lift up your voice then and sing with the wind[02:49.29]Words and music by john denver and joe henry