The power of love
Hans Erich Pfitzner
Who gave you, Love, the power
that makes you so omnipotent?
You compel both young and old,
and against you, cunning is no use.
I praise God, since your bonds
shall shackle me, since I rightly recognize
that it is time for true servitude,
and I will never deviate: O mercy, Queen, let my life be devoted to you!