When the recruits are ready, they are taken to the water’s edge for baptism. The congregation sets up a solemn noise in anticipation of the neophytes’ immersion.

Words and music: Trevor Tunnacliffe & Peter Ed Aught

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Rise up, rise up and show us
Show us your face now

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The time has come to commit
The time has come to submit
Submit to the bosom

The moon has risen from the sea
See her face dancing in the waves
While she ascends with grace up to the stars

The time has come to commit
The time has come to submit
Submit to the bosom

The ocean is our shared mother
Where all our bodies go to rest
The stars will be our spirits’ home of peace

The time has come to commit
The time has come to submit
Submit to the bosom

Come to the water, enter in
Submerge to seal your destiny
Release your souls to rise up with the moon

The time has come to commit
The time has come to submit
Submit to the bosom

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LJ Mounteney – vocals
Carman J Price – vocals
Lisa Jensen – oboe
Holly Bryan – horn
Finn Manniche – guitar, cello
Rebecca Tunnacliffe – keys
Trevor Tunnacliffe – guitar, bass
Buff Allen – drums