Songs for Life ‎#142

142. What Can I Give Him

What can I give him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
if I were a wise man, I would do my part.
Yet what I can I give him--give my heart.

Text Information

• First Line: What can I give him, poor as I am
• Title: What Can I Give Him
• Author: Christina G. Rossetti (1872)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Topic: Singing God's Story: Christmas / Birth of Christ
• Source: From "In the Bleak Midwinter"

Tune Information

• Name: [What can I give him, poor as I am]
• Composer: Gustav Holst (1906)
• Key: F Major