Christina Rossetti (1830 – 1894) was an English poet perhaps best known for her poems “Goblin Market,” “Song [When I am dead my dearest],” and the Christmas hymn “In the Bleak Midwinter.”
Give me the lowest place: not that I dare
Ask for that lowest place, but Thou hast died
That I might live and share
Thy glory by Thy side.
Give me the lowest
Love came down at Christmas,
Love all lovely, love divine;
Love was born at Christmas,
Star and angels gave the sign.
Worship we the Godhead,
Love incarnate, love divine;
Worship we our Jesus: