[Verse 1]
On the hill the furze turns gold
And the earth begins to breathe
Tiny hands of green arise
Through the brown and winter leaves
I hear the lambs in the fold
And the curlew calling free
Soft as rain on barley ground
Spring is waking over me
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, the morning comes so shy
With a silver on the grass
And the sky is drawing near
Like a blessing made to last
[Chorus]
First flower on the hill
(First flower on the hill)
Open now, stay still
Open now, stay still
Breathe it in, let it rise
Let it light our quiet eyes
First flower on the hill
(First flower on the hill)
[Verse 2]
By the stone wall, bluebells lean
Little crowns along the lane
Mossy water sings below
After all the ice and rain
And your hand in mine grows warm
As the island learns to sing
Every branch and feathered bud
Holding on to everything
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, the morning comes so shy
With a silver on the grass
And the sky is drawing near
Like a blessing made to last
[Chorus]
First flower on the hill
(First flower on the hill)
Open now, stay still
Open now, stay still
Breathe it in, let it rise
Let it light our quiet eyes
First flower on the hill
(First flower on the hill)
[Bridge]
Let the breeze cross every field
Let it comb the hawthorn white
We were patient through the cold
Now we bloom into the light
And the hills remember how
To be tender, how to grow
Every root beneath the ground
Knows the way back to the glow
[Final Chorus]
First flower on the hill
(First flower on the hill)
Open now, stay still
Open now, stay still
Breathe it in, let it rise
Let it light our quiet eyes
First flower on the hill
(First flower on the hill)