137. True Charity Shall Never Grow Less

1. True charity shall never
Grow less, nor ever cease;
True charity forever
Shall bind our hears in peace.

2. True charity abideth –
Our Lord would have it thus;
True charity e’er guideth;
To God it leadeth us.

3. True charity perfecteth
And giveth joy and rest;
To the believer granteth
The portion that is blest.

4. True charity grows greater
Until, perfection won,
We meet our blest Creator
And earth and pain are done.

5. In these our years of sorrow
True charity is tried;
But in that blessed morrow
Naught will our joys divide.

6. True charity, our treasure,
Makes perfect soul and heart;
It is our joy and pleasure,
It is our dearest part.