“O Lord my Saviour, love me well,

And love me often and long—

Often, that pure my soul may be;

Well, that so I be fair to see;

Long, and for ever, for Thee apart

Shall be my heart.”

“That often I love thee needs must be,

For I am Love from eternity;

And I love thee well, because I long

For thy love with a yearning deep and strong;

And I love thee long, for no end can be

To My divine eternity.”