Refrain:
O charity of Christ, my heart enkindle
That I may be consumed in loving labors.
- If I should speak with tongues of men and angels, Alleluia
And know all mysteries and have great knowledge, Alleluia
Yet charity have not, it profits nothing.
Refrain. - If I distribute all my goods to feed the poor, Alleluia
And give my body over to be burned, Alleluia
Yet charity have not, it profits nothing.
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- Charity is kind and calmly patient, Alleluia
It does not envy, nor is it pretentious, Alleluia
It’s meek, obliging and completely constant.
Refrain. - Charity keeps peace and never breaks it, Alleluia
It is not ambitious nor self-seeking, Alleluia
The true and good and just all these delight it.
Refrain. - Charity veils all and all believes in, Alleluia
Bears with all things and hopes all things in patience, Alleluia
It lives on after faith and hope forever.
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