Love Is the Key
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Moderately Easy
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SATB Choir, Soprano solo and Organ. Beautiful melodic and harmonic writing compliment Christina Rossetti's poem. Perfect for when John 21:14-17 is offered. "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."
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Love is the key of life and death,
Of hidden, heavenly mystery;
Of all Christ is, of all he saith,
Love is the key.
As three times to his saint he saith,
He saith to me, he saith to thee,
Breathing his grace-conferring breath:
"Lov'st thou me?"
Ah, Lord, I have such feeble faith,
Such feeble hope to comfort me;
But love it is strong as death,
And I love thee.