IN THE BLEAK MID-WINTER

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LYRICS

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.

Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor the 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

Enough for Him, whom Cherubim worship night and day

A breast full of milk and a manger full of hay

Enough for Him who Angels fall down before

Ox and ass and camel and all the sheep adore.

What can I give Him, poor that I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
What I can I give Him: I will give my heart.

poem by Christina Rossetti