A Sonnet for St. Valentine (Poem into Song) words by Malcolm Guite

Song: A Sonnet for St. Valentine
Lyrics: Malcolm Guite
Link: https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/a-sonnet-for-st-valentine-10/
Music: AI

(verse1)
Why should this martyr be the saint of love?
A quiet man of unexpected courage,
A celibate who celebrated marriage,
An ageing priest with nothing left to prove,
(chorus)
Perhaps because the echo of his name
Can kindle love again to living flame
(verse2)
He loved the young and made their plight his cause.
He called for fruitfulness, not waste in wars,
He found a sure foundation, stood his ground,
And gave his life to guard the love he’d found.
(chorus)
Perhaps because the echo of his name
Can kindle love again to living flame
(verse3)
Why should this martyr be our Valentine?
Perhaps because he kept his covenant,
Perhaps because, with prayer still resonant,
He pledged the Bridegroom’s love in holy wine,
(chorus)
Perhaps because the echo of his name
Can kindle love again to living flame
Why should this martyr be our Valentine?
Why should this martyr be the saint of love?