Author: Christina G. Rossetti, 1830-1894 Hymnal: The Book of Praise #145 (1997) Meter: Irregular Lyrics: 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, heaven cannot hold him,
nor earth sustain;
heaven and earth shall welcome him
when he comes to reign:
in the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
the Lord God incarnate, 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. Topics: Church Year Christmas; Epiphany; Offering Languages: English Tune Title: CRANHAM
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