O won­der amaz­ing! At earth’s mid­night hour
The ages are gaz­ing in awe at its pow­er;
The great sec­ret tell­ing, how ang­uish is stilled,
The ev­il dis­pel­ling: The Word is ful­filled.

O hearts that have car­ried your sor­rows un­told,
The Help­er that tar­ried come here and be­hold!
What pro­phets have spok­en the tri­al en­sures,
By tor­tures un­brok­en ’tis love that en­dures.

O love, ceas­ing ne­ver, from thee what can part?
What height or depth se­ver from thy bleed­ing heart?
Now op­ens the por­tal, O blest Je­su mine!
Of man­sions im­mor­tal, of mer­cy di­vine.