Worship in Song ‎#84

84. In the Bleak Midwinter

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 Christ a homeless stranger,
So the gospels say,
Cradled in a manger
And a bed of hay;
In the bleak midwinter
Stableplace sufficed
Mary and her baby,
Jesus Christ.

3 Once more child and mother
Weave their magic spell,
Cradled in a manger
And a bed of hay;
In the bleak midwinter,
In this world of pain,
Where our hearts are open
Love is born again.

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?
I can give my heart.

Text Information

• First Line: In the bleak midwinter
• Title: In the Bleak Midwinter
• Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti
• Alterer (v. 2-3_: John Andrew Storey
• Meter: 6.5.6.5.D.
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Christmas; Story of Jesus; Love; Nativity; Winter

Tune Information

• Name: CRANHAM
• Composer: Gustav Theodore Holst
• Meter: 6.5.6.5.D.
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: © 1906 Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain