Poems (Lassen)/If Thou Could'st Know

IF THOU COULD'ST KNOW

       If thou could'st knowThe love I bear to thee,Is boundless and as freeAs great Eternity,       Thou would'st love me.

       If thou could'st knowThe thoughts I bear of thee,That cherished memory,So full of sympathy,       Thou would'st love me,

       If thou could'st knowThe love that is so slain,That all enduring painI bear for thee in vain,       Thou would'st love me.