In the bleak midwinter    (intro) (midi)

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1. In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,

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earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone.

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Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,

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in the bleak midwinter, long ago.

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2. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain,

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Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.

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In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed,

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The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.

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3. Angels and archangels may have gathered there,

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cherubim and seraphim thronged the air.

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But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,

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worshipped the beloved with a kiss.

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4. What can I give Him, poor as I am?

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If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb.

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If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part,

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yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.

(Michael Martin Murphey /music : Gustav T. Holst)

(orig. = capo 3rd; midi = capo 5th)