Ah! Sweet mystery of life, at last I've found thee

Ah! at last I know the secret of it all

All the longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning

The idle hopes and joy and burning tears

that fall.

For 'tis love and love alone the world is seeking

And 'tis love and love alone I've waited for

And my heart has heard the answer to its calling

For it is love that rules for evermore.