[00:02.19]This song appears on seven albums, and was first[00:04.89]Released on the windsong[00:05.40]Album. it has also been released on the rocky[00:06.87]Mountain collection and country[00:08.04]Classics albums. it has been rerecorded on the[00:09.24]Earth songs and the very best[00:09.87]Of john denver (single cd) albums, and rerecorded[00:11.43]Again on the love again[00:12.06]And a celebration of life albums.[00:15.36]The wind is the whisper of our mother the earth[00:21.90]The wind is the hand of our father the sky[00:33.66]The wind watches over our struggles and pleasures[00:37.74]The wind is the goddess who first learned to fly[00:49.65]The wind is the bearer of bad and good tidings[00:57.21]The weaver of darkness, the bringer of dawn[01:06.27]The wind gives the rain, then builds us a rainbow[01:13.77]The wind is the singer who sang the first song[01:22.14]The wind is a twister of anger and warning[01:28.62]The wind brings the fragrance of freshly mown hay[01:34.59]The wind is a racer, a wild stallion running[01:41.40]The sweet taste of love on a slow summer's day[01:48.03]The wind knows the songs of the cities and canyons[01:56.01]The thunder of mountains, the roar of the sea[02:10.53]The wind is the taker and giver of mornings[02:20.16]The wind is the symbol of all that is free[02:26.13]So welcome the wind and the wisdom she offers[02:34.32]Follow her summons when she calls again[02:43.29]In your heart and your spirit let the breezes[02:51.18]Surround you[02:51.42]Lift up your voice then and sing with the wind[02:54.87]Words and music by john denver and joe henry