(344-353) The Works of Love
Conclusion
"Beloved, let us love one another"
The Works of Love ends in gentleness
As in this sad and hopeful phrase
It is through love in our faithfulness
That we will all be saved
We need not be commanded
When we've felt our love's perfection
Nothing need be demanded
When we love by our own election
We do not need to be commanded
Because loving makes life worth living
In the loss of love we are reprimanded
Still we know that love's forgiving
This form of love is always renewed
Yet at no time can it be altered
In our works of love we can pursue
At no time should we falter
That God is love we firmly know
So through all love God's our destination
Some forms of love have miles to go
To achieve this transformation
Love itself is not divine
Our love we cannot worship
To an aesthetic love we are oft inclined
It's egotistical and all on the surface
We love God when we love each other
The works of love no longer labor
In God's love find we are a true self-lover
We love God when we love our neighbor