In a group, you can have the last line repeated by everyone in unison. This was written assuming it would be recited in Ottawa (Canada), you might have to change a line or two in order to suit where you live.
I sing of the foundations of the Earth,
Mother of all, eldest of all beings
She who sustains all the creatures in the world
All things in the sea, all things that fly
Or live upon the ground divine
All that lives, moves and breathes
Are nourished by Her
Hail the Earth, our Mother!
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Oh great queen!
We are blessed in our children
And in our harvests
We honour the Earth
Who both gives life
And takes it away
Hail the Earth, our Mother!
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With your blessing
There is fruit ripe on the trees
The land is laden with corn
The pastures covered with cattle
And our larder is full
Hail the Earth, our Mother!
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With your blessing
We grow and flourish
We live in a prosperous city
Of garden parks filled with flowers
Where women are equals
In the seat of power for our nation
Hail the Earth, our Mother!
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