Faith, Hope, and Charity

Verse 1

Faith, Hope, and Charity,--these three, Yet is the greatest Charity! Father of lights, those gifts impart To mine and every human heart:--

Verse 2

Faith, that in prayer can never fail, Hope, that o'er doubting must prevail, And Charity, whose name above Is God's own name, for "God is love."

Verse 3

The morning star is lost in light, Faith vanishes at perfect sight; The rainbow passes with the storm, And Hope with sorrow's fading form:--

Verse 4

But Charity, serene, sublime, Beyond the range of death and time, Like the blue sky's all-bounding space, Holds heaven and earth in its embrace.