Love, could I only tell thee

Love, could I only tell thee

How dear thou art to me,

Show thee my heart's devotion,

Say how I worship thee!

The height of stars above thee,

The deepness of the sea,

Are as the height and deepness

Of my heart's love for thee.

Love, could I only tell thee

How dear thou art to me!

Dear to the knight his glory,

And to the king his throne,

But this heart of mine a kingdom

More dear than all doth own!

Seas hold no fairer treasure,

The sky no star so pure,

And I love thee, I love thee,

With a love that shall endure!

When we awhile are parted,

The days seem lonely years;

I count the weary moments

Without thee by my tears.

As thou art near or far, love,

The earth is glad or grey;

Life without thee is darkness,

Life by thy side is day.

Love, could I only tell thee

How dear thou art to me!

How dear, oh love, thou art.