In the Bleak Mid-Winter

In the Bleak Mid-Winter is a well known Christmas carol.
*Tune: Cranham
*Meter: Irregular
*Composer: Gustav Theodore Holst (1874 - 1934)
*Lyricist: Christina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
*Music and lyrics Public Domain.
==Lyrics==
:In the bleak midwinter, frost 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 earth sustain;
:Heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign.
:In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
:The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
:Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
:Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
:But his mother only, in her maiden bliss,
:Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
: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.
==External links==
* Free MP3 file available for use in worship
Category:Christian music
Category:Christmas