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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Beauty That Is Never Old
Language: English 
When buffeted and beaten by life's storms, 
When by the bitter cares of life oppressed, 
I want no surer haven than your arms,
I want no sweeter heaven than your breast.
When over my life's way there falls the blight 
Of sunless days, and nights of starless skies;
Enough for me, the calm and steadfast light 
That softly shines within your loving eyes.
The world, for me, and all the world can hold 
Is circled by your arms; for me there lies, 
Within the lights and shadows of your eyes, 
The only beauty that is never old.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Damien Sneed , "Beauty That Is Never Old" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-10-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 97

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