Before the first torch crowned the wall Before the eldest timber hall The watchers swore to guard each home One by the mountain One by the sea One at the gateway Watching silently High on the ridge where the black pines grow A lone eye searched through the falling snow The harbor rested beneath the hill The gates stood closed, the night lay still Down by the shore where the cold tides crossed A lantern vanished, a signal was lost Too small for fear, too faint for flame Still one watcher whispered its name One eye sees only a shadow pass One ear hears movement beneath the grass But sign joins sign and light joins light The Circle gathers what hides in night Circle of Watchers Mountain to sea Many eyes watching One destiny Circle of Watchers Steadfast and true What one may miss Another sees through Guard every harbor Gate, hearth and wall One voice awakens The strength of them all A hinge at the gateway had started to bend A rope by the watchtower frayed at the end Beyond the palisade, low in the reeds Dark hands measured the village needs They gathered the signs from field and foam And drew the danger away from home Circle of Watchers Mountain to sea Many eyes watching One destiny Circle of Watchers Steadfast and true What one may miss Another sees through Guard every harbor Gate, hearth and wall One voice awakens The strength of them all Who guards the flame when the longhouse sleeps? Who marks the shadow the forest keeps? Who sees the smoke before fire is born? Who finds the weakness before the storm? The eye The shield The rune The horn Circle of Watchers Mountain to sea Many eyes watching One destiny Circle of Watchers Faithful and true Every old warning Every sign made new Guard every family Harbor and hall When one voice rises The others will call Thorsec is watching Day and night One watched the mountain One watched the sea One guarded the gateway Together they kept the people free One shield... many watchers... one promise through the night...
