56 Kærlighedskilde
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The Hope of the World Is Love
Liebesquelle (Fort alle Gedanken)
Omkvæd:
Kærlighedskilde, jeg stammer fra dig,
elsker jeg dig, så befrier du mig;
dejlig er dagen, når alle det ved,
at håbet for verden er kærlighed.
1.
Away with all tho’t that is selfish and cold,
The hope of the world is love,
In generous deeds let the spirit be bold,
The hope of the world is love.
Omkvæd:
Fountain of love! Our source is in thee,
Loving thy will, the spirit is free.
Beautiful day, when all of us see
The hope of the world is love!
2.
How dark is the soul in its bondage of sin,
The hope of the world is love.
But never too dark for a dawn to begin,
The hope of the world is love.
Fountain of love! ….
3.
And all the sad faces of earth shall be glad,
The hope of the world is love!
The deserts shall bloom and with laughter be glad,
The hope of the world is love!
Fountain of love! ….
4.
Oh! Joy, then to live for the spirit´s release,
The hope of the world is love!
And see even here the fair city of peace,
The hope of the world is love!
Omkvæd:
Fountain of love! Our source is in thee,
LOVING thy will, the spirit is free.
Beautiful day, when all of us see
The HOPE of the world is love!
