In The Bleak Midwinter

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  • Опубликовано: 5 дек 2023
  • Christina Rossetti first published the poem "A Christmas Carol" in 1872. In 1906, Gustav Holst composed a setting of the poem which is now known as "In the Bleak Midwinter." This is my arrangement of the carol.
    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.
    Our God, heaven cannot hold Him
    Nor 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 breastful of milk
    And a mangerful of hay;
    Enough for Him, whom Angels
    Fall down before,
    The ox and ass and camel
    Which adore.
    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.

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