Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti, 1830 - 94 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #36 (1958) Lyrics: 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 Heaven cannot hold him,
Nor earth sustain;
Heaven 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
Throngèd the air;
But his mother only,
In her maiden bliss,
Worshiped the Belovèd
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. Topics: The Church Year Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: CRANHAM
In the bleak midwinter