Great eagle spread your golden wings br Above the world, my load to bear br Transport me to the realm of kings br That I may find some solace there br br Across the wooded land to fly br Then mingle with the salted air br Where`er the silver seagulls cry br To thus relinquish all despair br br With breeze as sweet as ether`s breath br Empyreal, above compare br Oh carry me to mystic death br Celestial beauty shining fair br br Go forth where all good souls are free br Above, beyond, without a care br Unchained from all that captures me br My heart to tether and ensnare br br Great eagle spread your golden wings br Ascend upon the starlit stair br To so unbind above all things br This leaden heart, unmasked, laid barebr br Valerie Dohrenbr br