Darling, I am grow­ing old,
Silver threads among the gold
Shine up­on my brow to­day;
Life is fad­ing fast away,
But, my dar­ling, you will be, will be,
Always young and fair to me.
Yes! my dar­ling, you will be
Always young and fair to me.

Refrain

Darling, I am grow­ing old,
Silver threads among the gold
Shine up­on my brow to­day;
Life is fad­ing fast away.

When your hair is sil­ver white
And your cheeks no long­er bright
With the ros­es of the May,
I will kiss your lips and say:
Oh! my dar­ling, mine alone, alone,
You have ne­ver old­er grown,
Yes! my dar­ling, mine alone,
You have ne­ver old­er grown,

Refrain

Love can ne­ver­more grow old;
Locks may lose their brown and gold,
Cheeks may fade and hol­low grow;
But the hearts that love will know
Never, ne­ver win­ter’s frost and chill;
Summer warmth is in them still,
Never win­ter’s frost and chill,
Summer warmth is in them still.

Refrain

Love is al­ways young and fair;
What to us is sil­ver hair,
Faded cheeks or steps grown slow,
To the hearts that beat be­low?
Since I kissed you, mine alone, alone,
You have ne­ver old­er grown,
Since I kissed you, mine alone,
You have ne­ver old­er grown,

Refrain

Soon we’ll join the Shep­herd’s fold,
There we’ll ne­ver­more grow old;
Ageless with the saints on high,
Ne’er again to fade and die;
Cheeks abloom once more like month of May,
Eyes aspar­kle, fair as day;
For the Lamb has set us free,
Free to love eter­nal­ly.

Yes, my dar­ling, we will be
Always young and fair and free;
Shining bright in Heav’n above,
Resting in im­mor­tal love.