The power of love
Heinrich Hobrecht
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!