Prayer of Adoration
By Francis Xavier

My God, I love thee; not because 
I hope for heaven thereby, 
Nor yet because who love thee not 
Are lost eternally;

Not with the hope of gaining aught; 
Not seeking a reward; 
But as thyself hast loved me, 
0 ever-loving Lord,

E'en so I love thee, and will love, 
And in thy praise will sing, 
Solely because thou art my God, 
And my eternal King.