O Lord, Be Thou Blessed!

In this flame I recognize you.

O Lord, be thou blessed. . .
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.
Your fingers have touched the lyre of my Soul and I recognize you.
This time I recognize you. . .
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.
At your touch my Soul has quivered,
the flame of Love is ablaze. . .
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.
Blessed be thou. . .

When I was a little child my steps you guided,
but I did not see you. . .
Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.

When wandering I sought the path to follow,
you tried to show me my share of the work,
but I did not see you. . .
Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I encountered by guru and you spoke through his words,
But I did not see you. . .
Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.

I searched for you everywhere, so intense was my thirst,
everywhere. . . I thought.
"Look in your heart my child, look in your heart,"
said my guru.
You were speaking, but I did not see you. . .
Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.

O Lord, blessed be thou. . .
This morning it happened!
Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.

O Lord, blessed be thou. . .
This morning it happened! It happened -
the flame of Love I saw. . .
Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.

O Lord, blessed be thou. . .
This morning it happened, the flame of the heart I saw,
the flame of Love. . .and in this flame I recognize you.
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.

When afflicted, I felt and the world looked hard and cold.
In your infinite tenderness you embraced me,
yet I did not see you. . .
Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.

One day, the great thirst for the Divine awoke in me.
You, you were the Awakener, still I did not see you. . .
Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.

In every gleam, in every display of light I sought you,
almost touched you. . .
O, you were playing, yet I did not see you. . .
Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.

When storms swept upon me, you walked at my side,
but I did not see you. . .
Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Be thou blessed for your plenitude.

Now I recognize you!
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
I love you, O Lord!
Blessed be thou for your plenitude.

O Lord, blessed be thou. . .
Now I recognize you!
The flame of Love is ablaze, and in the blaze. . .
O Lord, I love you.
O my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
how could I restrain the song of my Soul?
O Lord, I love you!
Blessed be thou for your plenitude.

O Lord, I love you!
I love you. . .
How can I refrain from chanting my love?
Who could restrain me?
O Lord, I love you!

O Lord, I love you!
Now I recognize you!
This Light, O Lord, this Light is. . .
I love you, O Lord, I love you.
Yes, my heart says so and my Soul is chanting;
and nothing, no, nothing can restrain the song of my Soul.
O Lord, I love you!
I love you. . .
O. . .