If truth in hearts that perish br Could move the powers on high, br I think the love I bear you br Should make you not to die. br br Sure, sure, if stedfast meaning, br If single thought could save, br The world might end to-morrow, br You should not see the grave. br br This long and sure-set liking, br This boundless will to please, br --Oh, you should live for ever, br If there were help in these. br br But now, since all is idle, br To this lost heart be kind, br Ere to a town you journey br Where friends are ill to find.