Author: Christina Rossetti Hymnal: Celebrating Grace Hymnal #131 (2010) Meter: Irregular Hymnal Title: Celebrating Grace Hymnal 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 Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
heaven and earth shall flee away 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 Him my heart. Topics: God the Son Christmastide; Christian Year-Christmastide Languages: English Tune Title: CRANHAM
In the Bleak Midwinter