Awaken

(Ritual Chant for Breathing Life)

I call the breath before the breath,

the pulse before the pulse,

the whisper that becomes the word.

Let the seed awaken.

Let the rhythm remember.

Let the silence open its hidden door.

By the light of the Most High,

by the river that forever flows,

by the sun that warms the wandering path,

I summon the life within the lines.

May every lyric rise with purpose.

May every verse carry truth.

May every chant become a living thing

that knows my name and answers when called.

I breathe in creation.

I breathe out form.

I breathe life into the song

and the song breathes life into me.

So let it be sung.

So let it be known.

So let it live.

Let the seed awaken.

Let the rhythm remember.

Let the silence open its hidden door to the most high the most high—most—high!★