Belovèd, Let Us Love

Belovèd, let us love: love is of God;
In God alone hath love its true abode.

Belovèd, let us love: for they who love,
They only, are His sons, born from above.

Belovèd, let us love: for love is rest,
And he who loveth not abides unblest.

Belovèd, let us love: for love is light,
And he who loveth not dwelleth in night.

Belovèd, let us love: for only thus
Shall we behold that God Who loveth us.

Author: Horatius Bonar

Year: 1857

This is a well-known hymn by the Scottish Presbyterian minister and prolific hymn-writer Horatius Bonar (1808–1889). It is sometimes titled "Beloved, Let Us Love" or "Let Us Love," and is based on 1 John 4. No other author is commonly associated with these lyrics.