The Last Invocation

"The Last Invocation" is the third song of James Hotchkiss Rogers' song cycle In Memoriam.

The full six-song cycle is published by Recital Publications (Huntsville, Texas). Four songs of the cycle (the four Walt Whitman songs) are also published by Classical Vocal Reprints.

Date: 1919Composer: James H. RogersText: Walt WhitmanSong Collection: In Memoriam

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Text

The Last Invocation
by Walt Whitman

1.
At the last, tenderly,
From the walls of the powerful, fortress’d house,
From the clasp of the knitted locks —
from the keep of the well-closed doors,
Let me be wafted.

2.
Let me glide noiselessly forth;
With the key of softness unlock the locks — with a whisper,
Set open the doors, O Soul!

3.
Tenderly! be not impatient!
(Strong is your hold, O mortal flesh!
Strong is your hold, O Love.)

Sheet Music

In Memoriam

Composer(s): James H. Rogers

Voice Type: Medium

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In Memoriam (Walt Whitman)

Composer(s): James H. Rogers

Voice Type: Medium

Buy via Classical Vocal Reprints

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