PSALM IN PRAISE OF LOVE

This is an attempt to put the magnificent words of 1 Corinthians 13 into the form of a psalm. It may be easy enough to use the original in a group saying it together, but we have so many different versions, these days, I find it easier to use this form.

1. We always look for the best out of life:

but you, God, show me the way above all others.

2. I may be golden-voiced and able to express myself:

without you I'm an empty can or mindless rattle;

3. I may be a great prophet and intellectual:

but I'm worth nothing much without you;

4. if I give away everything to charity

without you it'll do me no good at all.

5. For you are long-suffering and considerate:

you're not interested only in yourself;

6. you're never rude or selfish:

when I scream at you, you don't shout back;

7. you don't gloat in lurid scandal:

but you're always ready to find good in everyone;

8. your love never has an ending:

you will hope and trust in us for ever.