Allison Crowe - Believe Me If All lyrics

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