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.