What shall I give HIM+,
poor as I am ?
If I were a shepherd,
I would bring HIM+ a lamb.
If I were a sinner,
I would bring HIM+ my sins;
HE+ promises to cleanse me
without, within.
A Babe ? No, a Decision
with Divine Precision
At Time Appointed
By Our FATHER WHO art in Heaven.
HE+ brings us His+ Life;
We bring HIM+ ours.
We lay down our strife,
our pride, our mean-ness;
HE+ fills us with peace,
and loving meekness.
What CAN I give HIM+ ?
What is my part ?
My empty Self ... ? ?
O, Come, LORD JESUS,
fill THEE+ my heart !
Adapted from a poem by C. Rossetti
