Tune title: Cranum

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In the Bleak Mid Winter - Music: Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Verse 1. In the bleak mid winter,
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 mid winter,
Long ago.
Verse 2. Our God, heaven cannot hold Him,
Nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall fly away
When He comes to reign
In the bleak mid winter
A stable place sufficed
The Lord God almighty,
Jesus Christ.
Verse 3. Angels and archangels,
May have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim,
Thronged the air,
But His mother only,
In her maiden bliss,
Worshiper the Beloved,
With a kiss.
Verse 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.