Invocation from Barbarian Hymns by John Terlazzo & Voices in the Hall

Invocation

Barbarian that I am, I bow before your hand.
I vow to make the sound that brings the Citadel down.
Here inside this cage of bone, wherein dwells this pounding bird –
This is where my passion for you has grown.
Have you heard the Invocation, have you heard?

Barbarian that I am, I humbly offer up this chant –
To kiss the blossom of your mouth, as I bow before you now.
As in another wild & ancient life, where once we walked, our feet unshod,
Have you heard me playing on my lute tonight?
Have you heard the Invocation, have you heard?

Have you heard, have you heard, have you heard
The Invocation, have you heard?

Barbarian that I am, I stand at your command.
And out there by that gate, two restless horses wait.
O, that I might say to you what Yeats failed to say to Maud Gonne.
Out on the edge of this trembling gypsy tongue –
Have you heard the Invocation, have you heard?

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