As long as men have eyes
There will be someone to adore you
For the beauty of your face is
like the setting sun as it kisses the water
on a warm summer night

As long as men have ears
There will be music in the world
For to hear your smiling voice is to
hear the skylarks sing
in the early morn of spring

As long as men have bodies
there will be longing for your touch
And aching need that borders lust
and rivals cool summer breezes
on a hot summer day

As long as men have hearts
There will be hearts broken
For you are sweet as sorrow
As you wear your beauty inside your heart
and not as a shallow mask for vanity’s glory

As long as men have life
There will be a will to live
For to be in your presence is to bask
the light of heaven’s grace on earth
and want not for ethereal gifts until time is past

Gordon Merritt