Hymn to the Sweet Lord

 

SWEET are his lips, sweet his mouth,

       his eyes are sweet, sweet his smile,

Sweet is his heart, sweet his gait,

       of the lord of sweetness all is sweet.

 

Sweet are his words, sweet his manners,

       his robes are sweet, sweet the folds (curves) of

                                                                       his body

 

Sweet as he moves, sweet as he wanders,

       of the lord of sweetness all is sweet.

 

Sweet is his flute, sweet the dust,

      his hands are sweet, sweet his feet,

Sweet is his dance, sweet his friendship,

      of the lord of sweetness all is sweet.

 

Sweet as he sings, sweet as he drinks,

       sweet as he eats, sweet as he sleeps,

Sweet is his form, sweet the sandal-mark on his brow,

       of the lord of sweetness all is sweet.

 

Sweet is his deed, sweet his rescue,

       his escape is sweet, sweet his dalliance,

Sweet is his conquest, sweet his appeasement,

       of the lord of sweetness all is sweet. 

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Sweet are the creepers, sweet the garlands,

         Yamuna is sweet, sweet its surges,

Sweet is the water, sweet the lotus,

       of the lord of sweetness all is sweet.

 

Sweet are the Gopis, sweet the play,

       bondage is sweet, sweet is freedom,

Sweet his look, sweet his ways,

       of the lord of sweetness all is sweet.

 

Sweet are the cowherds, sweet the herds,

        his baton is sweet, sweet the creation –­

Sweet is his destruction, sweet his fulfilment,

        of the lord of sweetness all is sweet. 

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