Ah! sweet mystery of life, at last I've found thee;
 Ah! I know at last the secret of it all;
 All the longing, striving, seeking, waiting, yearning,
 The burning hopes, the joys and idle tears that fall!

 For 'tis love, and love alone, the world is seeking;
 And it's love, and love alone, that can repay;
 'Tis the answer, 'tis the end and all of living,
 For it is love alone that rules for aye!