Believe me, if all those endearing young charms

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Believe me, if all those endearing young charms

Author: Thomas Moore
Tune: [Believe me, if all those endearing young charms]
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1 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 would'st still be adored as this moment thou art,
Let the loveliness fade as it will;
And around the dear ruin, each wish of my heart
Would entwine itself verdantly still!

2 It is not while beauty and youth are thine own,
And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear,
That the fervour and faith a soul can be known,
To which time will but make thee more dear!
No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets,
But as truly loves on to the close;
As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets,
The same look which she turned when he rose.

Source: Songs of Service. Rev. ed. #a119

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Author: Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore United Kingdom 1779-1852. Born at Dublin, Ireland, the son of a grocer, he showed an early interest in music and acting. He was educated at a private school and Trinity College, Dublin. He read at the Middle Temple for the Bar. Moore did not profess religious piety. His translations of ‘Anacreon’ (celebrating wine, women, and song) were published in 1800, with a dedication to the Prince of Wales. He also wrote a comic opera, “the gypsy prince”, staged that year. In 1801 he published a collection of his own verse, “Poetical works of the late Thomas Little Esq”. A Catholic patriot, he defended the Church of Ireland, especially in later politics. In 1803 he held a post under the Government in Bermuda as regis… Go to person page >

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