Loved! then the way will not be drear;
For One we know is ev­er near,
Proving it to our hearts so clear
That we are loved.

Loved with an ev­er­last­ing love,
By Him who left His home above,
To bring us life, and light, and love,
Because He loved.

Loved, when our sky is cloud­ed o’er,
And days of sor­row press us sore;
Still will we trust Him ev­er­more,
For we are loved.

Loved, when we leave our na­tive soil,
In hea­then lands to live and toil;
Under His sha­dows naught can foil—
Still we are loved.

Loved when we sing the glad new song
To Christ, for whom we’ve wait­ed long,
With all the hap­py, ran­somed throng—
For ever loved.