Sentence:  My heart filled with <WSD>rapture</WSD> then, and it fills now as it has each of the countless times I have recalled those dear words, as it shall fill always until death has claimed me. I may never see her again; she may not know how I love her--she may question, she may doubt; but always true and steady, and warm with the fires of love my heart beats for the girl who said that night: "I love you beyond all conception." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.