It is in loving -- Not in being love, --
The heart is blest;
It is in giving -- not in seeking gifts, --
We find our quest.

If thou art hungry, lacking Heavenly good, --
Give hope and cheer,
If thou art sad and wouldnst be comforted, --
Stay sorrow's tear.

Whatever be thy longing and thy need, --
That do thou give;
So shall thy soul be freed, and thou indeed,
Shalt truly live.