I'll lend you for a little while A child of mine,god said For you to love for while he lives And mourn for when he's dead It may be months or seven years, Or forty-two or three But will you,till i call him back Take care of him for me? He'll bring his charms to gladden you And should his stay be brief, You'll have his lovely memories As a solace for your grief I cannot promise he will stay For all from earth returns But there are lessons taught below I want this child to learn. Ive looked the whole world over In my search for teachers true And from all beings that crowd lifes land I have chosen you Now,will you give him all your love Nor think the labour vain, Nor hate me when i come to take That lent child back again. I fancied that i heard you say Dear lord, thy will be done. For all the joys thy child will bring The risk of grief we run We will shelter him with tenderness We'll love him while we may And for the happiness we have now know Forever grateful stay. But should the angels come for him Much sooner than we planned. We'll brave the bitter grief that comes, And try to understand. Our Darling Christopher,we love you so much x x x x x x x