My Need

I need not strength-
The friend I seek may lack!
Aye, I need not wisdom-
The friend I seek may lack.
Aye, I need not ducats-
The friend I seek may lack.
Aye, I need not charity-
The friend I seek may lack.
Aye, I need no song-
The friend I seek may lack.
I need not all of these.
The friend I seek is neither great,
Nor wondrous, nor rarely wise.
The friend I seek must tender be,
Must lend me of his tenderness,
And if his soul has this rare gift,
I shall find strength, and wisdom, and song,
And all in that sweet comradeship.