Watch on and sever dark from me.

And, Love, thou too art His,

His words of wooing to my soul.

Should I, then, crush thee in embrace,

And bruise thee with my kiss,

And drink thy soul through mine?

What, then! ’Tis He, ’tis He, my love,

That gave me thee, and while my love is thine,

What wonder is it causeth here

This heart of mine to stifle so