Is This the Price of Love?

Never again the sight of her?Never her winsome smileShall light the path of my journeyingO'er many a weary mile?Never again shall her soft voice comeTo cheer me all the while?O Thou, who hearest from above,Tell me, is this the price of love?

Never again the touch of her lips?Never her dark, brown eyesShall shine on me with the dancing joyOf stars in the summer skies?Never again shall my song be aughtSave minor chords of sighs?O Thou, who hearest from above,Tell me, is this the price of love?