Yours Love
by Harlan Howard
"This song was
written for my wife, Donna Gail, when we were preparing
to get married. About a week before we got married, I
had written a poem. It was called 'My Wedding Prayer.'
In this poem I put all the things I really felt, hoped
and wished for her. After I got the poem done, I looked
at it, and every line it seemed ended up saying 'yours
love.' My commercial songwriter's mind took over, and I
said, 'Man, this might be a good song.' So then I
changed the title, put a melody to it, and instead of
handing her a poem, I sang her a song."
—Harlan Howard
Yours Love
May the fruit of my toil be yours love
May the food from my soil be yours love
And from this moment on may a love that is strong
And lives on and on be yours.
May the sons that I raise be yours love
May the comforts I raise be yours love
If I ever get weak may the love words I speak
And the arms that I seek be yours love.
May the Lord's shining grace be yours love
May the happiest face be yours love
May the last fingertips that touch these two lips
As life from me slips be yours love.
