Text: | In the Bleak Midwinter |
Author: | Christina G. Rossetti, 1830-1894 |
Tune: | CRANHAM |
Composer: | Gustav T. Holst, 1874-1934 |
1 In the bleak midwinter, 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 midwinter, 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 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.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | In the bleak midwinter |
Title: | In the Bleak Midwinter |
Author: | Christina G. Rossetti, 1830-1894 |
Meter: | Irregular |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2012 |
Topic: | The Liturgical Year: Christmas (Days of); The Liturgical Year: Mary, the Holy Mother of God; The Liturgical Year: The Epiphany of the Lord |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CRANHAM |
Composer: | Gustav T. Holst, 1874-1934 |
Meter: | Irregular |
Key: | F Major or modal |