By the fire I pray tonight By the fading candlelight Hear my voice across the tide Guide my wandering love tonight Through the wind and through the rain Through the frost upon the plain I will call your name again Till you walk these roads again Oh the wives are prayin' tonight Oh the mothers holdin' light Oh the lovers wishin' still For the ones beyond the hill Oh the bells are ringin' low And the northern rivers flow Carry every soul back home Carry every soul back home Slowly marchin' through the snow Slowly marchin' row by row Slowly marchin' through the cold To the halls of gods of old