Universal Hall (Live)

I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love That it may be born again on another world In this library I could lose myself Transports, gateways on every shelf Dark words, bright words of ice and fire As if an angel did descend and use the writer as a pen For here are 'avalon of the heart' 'flight into freedom' Macdonald's 'lilith' and 'fantastes' Lewis's 'perelandra' I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love That it may be born again on another world Come friend, let us climb the winding flights of stairs Through the narrow door into the chamber bare A single candle burns as we seat ourselves Words take form in our minds and repeat themselves: "my beloved and I are one My beloved and I are one My beloved and I are one My beloved and I are one" I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love That it may be born again on another world Out here on the tower the air is cold and clear The stars and moon are bright above us A night wind whispers in our ears And it loves us And though your body weary is In this grand canyon state of mind If high stream of dreams and truth be told And our intentions be entwined Then from these high flung tower walls Let healing grace and blessings fall Over all this cracked and broken land From northern crag to southern down From universal hall to camden town From city square to village green From parliament to housing scheme From iona to the hill of dreams I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love That it may be born again on another world