It is no gift I tender
J. Williamson
It is no gift I tender,
A loan is all I can;
But do not scorn the leader;
Man gets no more from man.
Oh, mortal man may borrow
What mortal man can lend,
And 'twill not end tomorrow
Though sure enough 'twill end.
If death and time are stronger
A love may yet be strong;
The world will last for longer
But this will last for long.