1.

Love is like a breath of heaven;
’Tis from God above.
Blessed fruits to us are given
When the Lord we love.

Chorus:

Love is to lay your own life down
As Christ did for you.
In this way the Lord first loved us;
Therefore we love too.

2.

Love has power that’s victorious,
Even gives its life.
Love can never be contentious;
Love despises strife.

3.

Love bears all and love is patient;
Love will suffer through,
Faithful in each situation;
Love hopes all things too.

4.

Love is never hard or bitter;
Love forgets the past,
And instead it binds together—
To the good holds fast.

5.

Never rude is love’s behavior,
Ne’er its own would seek.
Other’s best is love’s endeavor.
Love is kind and meek.

6.

All that’s earthly soon is passing;
It will end, for sure.
Godly love is everlasting—
Ever ’twill endure.

Written in 1939 by Amund Fosstvedt (published in 1947)Composed by Erling ZetterstrømText © Stiftelsen Skjulte Skatters ForlagNorway ⋅ Bb