And can eternity belong to me,
Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour?

And can eternity belong to me,
Poor pensioner on the bounties of an hour?

Eternity forbids thee to forget.

Eternity forbids thee to forget.

(Eternity) a moment standing still for ever.

(Eternity) a moment standing still for ever.

That golden key
That opes the palace of eternity.

That golden key
That opes the palace of eternity.

This speck of life in time's great wilderness
This narrow isthmus 'twixt two boundless seas,
The past, read more

This speck of life in time's great wilderness
This narrow isthmus 'twixt two boundless seas,
The past, the future, two eternities!

Eternity is really long, especially near the end

Eternity is really long, especially near the end

Vain, weak-built isthmus, which dost proudly rise
Up between two eternities!

Vain, weak-built isthmus, which dost proudly rise
Up between two eternities!

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence

Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can read more

Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever.