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| Text: | In the Bleak Midwinter |
| Author: | Christina Georgina Rossetti, 1830–94 |
| Tune: | CRANHAM |
| Composer: | Gustav 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 Heaven 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 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 | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | In the bleak midwinter |
| Title: | In the Bleak Midwinter |
| Author: | Christina Georgina Rossetti, 1830–94 |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Topic: | Christmas |
| Copyright: | Public domain |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CRANHAM |
| Composer: | Gustav Holst, 1874–1934 |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Key: | F Major or modal |
| Copyright: | Public domain |
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