X:1
T:In the Bleak Midwinter
M:4/4
L:1/4
Z:Kevin Goess 9/7/2004
C:Christina Rossetti 1872, Gustav Holst 1906
Q:120
N:The history here.
K:F
"F" A>B c A | "Dm" G2 F z | "Gm" G>A G D | "Bb" (G2 "C" G) z |
w:In the bleak mid-win-ter fros-ty wind made moan,_
"F" A>B c A | "Dm" G2 F z | "Bb" G A "C7" G>F |"F" F4 |
w:Earth stood hard as i-ron, wa-ter like a stone;
"Bb" B>A B c | d d "Dm" A2 | "F" (c A) (G F) | "C" E3 z |
w:Snow had fal-len, snow on snow, snow_ on_ snow,
"F" A>B c A | "Dm" G2 F z | "Bb" G A "C" G>F | "F" F4 |]
w:In the bleak mid-win-ter, long_ a_ go.
W:
W:Our God, heavn' cannot hold him, nor earth sustain;
W:Heavn' and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign:
W:In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
W:The Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ
W:
W:Enough for him whom cherubim worship night and day,
W:A breastful of milk, and a manger full of hay;
W:Enough for him whom angels fall down before,
W:The ox and ass and camel which adore.
W:
W:Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
W:Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
W:But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
W:Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
W:
W:What can I give him, poor as I am?
W:If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
W:If I were a wise man, I would do my part;
W:Yet what I can give him: give my heart.