1. In the bleak midwinter, frost wind made moan,
earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
in the bleak midwinter, long ago.
2. Our God, heaven cannot hold him, nor earth sustain;
heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
the Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
3. Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
but his mother only, in her maiden bliss,
worshiped the beloved with a kiss.
4. 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.
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| First Line: | In the bleak midwinter, frosty winds made moan |
| Title: | In the Bleak Midwinter |
| Author: | Christina G. Rossetti (1872) |
| Meter: | Irr. |
| Scripture: | Luke 2:8-14 |
| Topic: | Commitment; Jesus Christ; Christ's Gracious Life | Birth and Baptism; Children's Choir Selections; Christian Year | Christmas; Christian Year | Epiphany |
| Language: | English |
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| Tune name: | CRANHAM |
| Composer: | Gustav Holst (1906) |
| Meter: | Irr. |
| Key: | F Major |
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