A beautiful ballad from 1919.
Words by Leslie Cooke.
Music by John Openshaw.
The sheet music:
Piano roll Ampico 711-F played by George Dilworth:
Lyrics
- Take thou my gift, my offering of roses
Culled from my garden, sweet with twilight dew
If just one flower upon your breast reposes
Life shall forever hold no rose but you
Chorus
Love sends a little gift of roses
Breathing a prayer unto my posies
Torn from my heart as twilight closes
Asking this, only this
One heart to grow a little tender
Two eyes to glow with love’s own splendor
Two lips to give in sweet surrender
Just a kiss, just a kiss
- Take thou my gift, and be it joy or sorrow
Think ere my roses fade and fall apart
With each sweet bloom that you may scorn tomorrow
I send to you for joy or pain my heart
Sung here by Fred Feild: