Divine Valentine Celebrate now we do The season of Saint Valentine A season of sharing our hearts And expressing love divine We commemorate the Saint in Rome Who with Valentine went by name A Saint martyred for Jesus Christ Giving all for love and not for fame Valens itself in Roman times Meant worthy, powerful and strong Thus this worthy martyred Saint With our dear Savior does now belong What is this Day of celebration then Of candy, roses and sweet greeting? Is it one of passionate romance Of feelings powerful yet fleeting? At its core and at its essence This Day is far more than these It is a Day of love pure and holy One which brings us to our knees For God Himself is love Christ embodied love in His Life He is our beloved Bridegroom We, the Church, to be His Wife Oh, glorious is this truth indeed It touches and warms my soul When I give my all to Christ He completes and makes me whole So strong is the love I have for Jesus So passionate, so deep, so wide Yet even greater is His love for me And for His Church, His beloved Bride Sing to sweet Jesus, then, on this Day Sing of His love perfect and pure Sing of His unending and undying love In which you and I can rest secure For greater love has no man Than to lay down his life for friends Our dear Lord died for us, mere sinners We know then His love never ends This, dear Christian, is the meaning The heart of the Day we now celebrate It is a day of sacrifice, of true love It is a day of expressing agape great Such is the agape-love expressed In the martyred Saint Valentine of Rome He poured out his life as a love offering For his Father in his Heavenly home And such is the love shown by Christ Yes, by our sweet Savior on the Cross All I have known before meeting my Lord I consider all merely but waste and loss So sing, dear Christian, on this Day Lift your heart to the Eternal One Raise your voice in songs of praise To the Father, the Spirit and the Son For sweet is the love we know in Christ Precious, priceless, undying and true A love that He shows today and every day To me and, yes, dear friend, to you ~*~ © Caroline Gavin carolinegavinre@aol.com Happy Saint Valentine's Day !