Lyrics Believe Me If All - Allison Crowe

Believe Me If All

Believe me, if all those endearing young charms
Which I gaze on so fondly today
Were to change by tomorrow, and fleet in my arms
Like fairy-gifts fading away
Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art
Let thy loveliness fade as it will
And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart
Would entwine itself verdantly still
It is not while beauty and youth are thine own
And thy cheek unprofaned by a tear
That the fervour and faith of a soul can be known
To which time has but made thee more dear:
No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets
But as truly loves on to the close
As the sun-flower turns to her god, when he sets
The same look which she gave when he rose