O my heart’s heart, and you who are to me… - О, сердце сердца моего

O my heart's heart, and you who are to me

More than myself myself, God be with you,

Keep you in strong obedience leal and true

To Him whose noble service setteth free,

Give you all good we see or can foresee,

Make your joys many and your sorrows few,

Bless you in what you bear and what you do,

Yea, perfect you as He would have you be.

So much for you; but what for me, dear friend?

To love you without stint and all I can

Today, tomorrow, world without an end;

To love you much and yet to love you more,

As Jordan at his flood sweeps either shore;

Since woman is the helpmeet made for man.

О, сердце сердца моего,

Душа души моей!

Пусть будет Бог всегда с тобой

Во благости своей

Держись всевышнего во всем –

Научит, сохранит,

Умножит радости твои,

Печали утолит.

А мне – любить тебя, мой свет,

И совершенств твоих букет

И цвет, и глубину.

И исцелять тебя от ран.

Так катит волны

Иордан В пустынную страну.