In the bleak midwinter
frosty winds made moan
Earth stood hard as iron water
like a stone
Snow had fallen snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter long ago
Our God Heav'n cannot hold
him nor earth sustain
Heav'n and earth shall flee away
when he comes to reign
In the bleak midwinter
astable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ
Angels and archangels
may have gathered there
Cherubim and seraphim
thronged the air
but only his mother 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