O love divine and golden!
Mysterious depth and height!
To Thee the world beholden
Looks up for life and light:
O Love
divine and gentle!
The blesser and the blest!
Beneath whose care parental
The world lies down in rest.
The fields of earth adore Thee
The forests sing Thy praise;
All living things before Thee
Their holiest anthems raise:
Thou art the joy of gladness
The Life of life Thou art
The dew of gentle sadness
That droppeth on the heart.
O Love
divine and tender
That through our homes dost move
Veiled in the softened splendor
Of holy household love:
A throne without Thy blessing
Were labor without rest;
And cottages possessing
Thy blessedness are blest.
Both cottages and manor
In Thee
O Love
rejoice;
Their peace is in Thy presence
Their gladness in Thy voice:
Good is God’s holy pleasure
When
through His bounty
comes
In overflowing measure
Its gladness to our homes.
Unite this man and woman:
God
bless these hearts made one;
Unsevered and unblighted
May they
through life
go on:
Here
in earth’s home
preparing
For that bright home above;
And there forever sharing
Its joy where God is love.