E  C#m  A
E  C#m  A    E

[Chorus]
               C#m                        A
I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love
                                     E
That it may be born again on another world
               C#m                        A
I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love
                                     E      C  G
That it may be born again on another world

[Verse]
                        D            C#aug
In this library I could lose myself
                     C               G
Transports, gateways on every shelf
                            D             C#aug
Dark words, bright words of ice and fire
               C            G
As if an angel did descend
                   D         C#aug
And use the writer as a pen
                     C             G
For here are 'Avalon of the Heart'
                       D
'Flight into freedom'
                          C#aug       C
Macdonald's 'Lilith' and 'Fantastes'
                    G  E
Lewis's 'Perelandra'

[Chorus]
               C#m                        A
I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love
                                     E
That it may be born again on another world
               C#m                        A
I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love
                                     E      C  G
That it may be born again on another world

[Verse]
            G                         D                  C#aug
Come friend, let us climb the winding flights of stairs
                                 C             G
Through the narrow door into the chamber bare
                            D               C#aug
A single candle burns as we seat ourselves
                            C                       G  D
Words take form in our minds and repeat themselves
                          C#aug  C
"My beloved and I are one
                          G  D
My beloved and I are one
                          C#aug  C
My beloved and I are one
                          G  E
My beloved and I are one"

[Chorus]
               C#m                        A
I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love
                                     E
That it may be born again on another world
               C#m                        A
I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love
                           E
That it may be born again
               C#m                        A       C  G
I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love


[Verse]
                                 D               C#aug
Out here on the tower the air is cold and clear
                       C                G
The stars and moon are bright above us
                      D            C#aug
A night wind whispers in our ears
                C  G
And it loves us
                     D         C#aug
And though your body weary is
                    C               G
In this grand canyon state of mind
                             D              C#aug
If high stream of dreams and truth be told
                   C            G
And our intentions be entwined
                           D            C#aug
Then from these high flung tower walls
                      C               G
Let healing grace and blessings fall
                          D            C#aug
Over all this cracked and broken land
                      C              G
From northern crag to southern down
                       D            C#aug
From universal hall to Camden town
                    C              G
From city square to village green
                   D               C#aug
From parliament to housing scheme
                 C               E
From Iona to the hill of dreams

[Chorus]
               C#m                        A
I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love
A
That it may be born again

[Outro]
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