Analysis of What can I give Him
Royston 1946 (Reading)
What can I give to the One who came and gave His all
as I bow before Him now and in deep reverence fall?
For He is God my Creator and He is Christ my Lord,
and has no need of Gold and silver, or of empty words.
Nothing in my hands I bring, simply to His cross I cling,
proclaiming Him as my Saviour and the King of kings.
And as I kneel here before Him with a heart of love so full
I give Him the only gifts I can, my life, my soul, my all.
| Scheme | AAXX XXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101110111 11101110011001 11111010011111 01111101011101 10011111011111 010111100111 011110111011111 111010111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 442 |
| Words | 104 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
| Words per line (avg) | 12 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 166 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 49 |
About this poem
Written after singing "What can I give Him, poor as I am" from a well known Christmas carol
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