text:  Blessed through love are the Gods above-- Through love like the Gods may man be; Heavenlier through love is the heaven above Through love like a heaven earth can be! Once as the poet sung In Pyrrha's time 'tis known From rocks Creation sprung And Men leapt up from stone; Rock and stone in night The souls of men were seal'd Heaven's diviner light Not as yet reveal'd; As yet the Loves around them Had never shone--nor bound them With their rosy rings; As yet their bosoms knew not Soft song--and music grew not Out of the silver strings