blessed be the mystery of love

Asked Aug 17 '20 at 13:33

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Would you explain the lyric "Blessed be the mystery of love" in the song "Mystery of love" by Sufjan Stevens please? Why the song writer use the word "be" instead of "is"?

Full lyrics of the song: https://genius.com/Sufjan-stevens-mystery-of-love-lyrics

asked Aug 17 '20 at 13:33

Grace Kim

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Does this answer your question? What is the grammar behind "Thanks be to God"? It's an example of the formulaic subjunctive. – Edwin Ashworth Aug 17 '20 at 13:34
Thank you so so much – Grace Kim Aug 17 '20 at 13:39
See also Why is the verb be in the infinitive in 'praise be to God'? and the duplicate. – Edwin Ashworth Aug 17 '20 at 13:39

blessed be the mystery of love

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