John Paul II

The pope occupies Peter's porch
John Paul II
How I love you,
Father of all Christian hearts.

Vatican your honoured home
John Paul II
How I love you,
Permanent missionary of God.

Heaven's keys your symbolic seal
John Paul II
How I love you,
Bastion of ecclesiastic authority.

Paradise your hallowed home
John Paul II
How I love you,
Pilgrim upon this arid earth.