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Text: | In the Bleak Midwinter |
Author: | Christina Rossetti, 1830-1894 |
Tune: | CRANHAM |
Composer: | Gustav T. Holst, 1874-1934 |
1 In the bleak mid-winter,
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter,
Long ago.
2 Our God, heav'n cannot hold Him,
Nor earth sustain;
Heav'n and earth shall flee away
When He comes to reign;
In the bleak mid-winter
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.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | In the bleak midwinter |
Title: | In the Bleak Midwinter |
Author: | Christina Rossetti, 1830-1894 (alt.) |
Meter: | Irregular |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2007 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Christmas; Jesus Christ; Love |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CRANHAM |
Composer: | Gustav T. Holst, 1874-1934 |
Meter: | Irregular |
Key: | F Major |