"O Beating Heart"

O beating heart, you are the drum of life,

From your rhythm, the body survives.

With every thump, with every sound,

You spread the flow of life around.

Heart, O heart, guardian true,

Sending rivers of life anew.

Hands can move, eyes can see,

All because you beat in me.

To brain you send the crimson stream,

That fuels its thoughts, its every dream.

To lungs you whisper, “Breathe, take air,”

And carry oxygen everywhere.

Heart, O heart, guardian true,

Sending rivers of life anew.

Legs can walk, lips can sing,

Because you pulse, the life you bring.

When weary, still you never sleep,

A faithful promise you always keep.

Through night and day, through joy and strife,

You are the keeper of our life.

O beating heart, so strong, so wise,

Life’s gentle sun that never dies.

All organs work, all spirits rise,

Because of you, life’s sweetest prize.