A Christmas Carol
Christina Rossetti 1830 (London) – 1894 (London)
The Shepherds had an Angel,
The Wise Men had a star,
But what have I, a little child,
To guide me home from far,
Where glad stars sing together
And singing angels are?
Those Shepherds through the lonely night
Sat watching by their sheep,
Until they saw the heavenly host
Who neither tire nor sleep,
All singing “Glory, glory,”
In festival they keep.
The Wise Men left their country
To journey morn by morn,
With gold and frankincense and myrrh,
Because the Lord was born:
God sent a star to guide them
And sent a dream to warn.
My life is like their journey,
Their star is like God’s book;
I must be like those good Wise Men
With heavenward heart and look:
But shall I give no gifts to God?—
What precious gifts they took!
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Submitted by halel on July 15, 2020
Modified on April 04, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXABA XCXCDC DEBEXE DFXFXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 762 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
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