The Prayer for Love, and the Answer thereof.
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Mechthild, of Magdeburg and Bevan, Frances
“O Lord my Saviour, love me well,
And love me often and long—
Often, that pure my soul may be;
Well, that so I be fair to see;
Long, and for ever, for Thee apart
Shall be my heart.”
“That often I love thee needs must be,
For I am Love from eternity;
And I love thee well, because I long
For thy love with a yearning deep and strong;
And I love thee long, for no end can be
To My divine eternity.”