The Flesh I Have Given You

I am the circle on whose hands

stand the fourteen kingdoms,

and with the manifold winds,

my living breath,

I have carried you into twelve of the seats of power,

and have promised you sovereignty over the nine.

And there, you, my good and faithful servant,

have poured onto your people my cup,

and have lavished therein yourself.

Pay homage to and rejoice in

the delights of flesh that I have given you,

for they are good,

those indulgences that verily sustain life itself.

Therefore, hearken unto my voice;

greet kindly he who is also a believer.

I have moved you in power and presence;

your works shall be songs of honor

in praise of your creation,

and I will visit you in peace!

Pay homage to and rejoice in

the delights of flesh that I have given you,

for they are good,

those indulgences that verily sustain life itself.

And there, you, my good and faithful servant,

have poured onto your people my cup,

and have lavished therein yourself.

And I will visit you in peace!

(Add and diminish until the stars be numbered

Arise! Move! and appear before

the covenant of His mouth,

which He hath sworn unto us in His justice.

Bring forth those that increase and destroy the rotten.

No place, let it remain in one number.)

Therefore, hearken unto my voice;

greet kindly he who is also a believer,

and I will visit you in peace!

I have moved you in power and presence;

your works shall be songs of honor

in praise of your creation,

and I will visit you in peace!