Full Lyrics
VERSE 1
In the bleak midwinter, frosty winds made moan,
earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
in the bleak midwinter long ago.
VERSE 2
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 a stable place suffice
Lord God almighty, Jesus Christ.
VERSE 3
Enough for him, whom cherubim worship night and day,
a breastful of milk and a mangerful of hay:
nough for him, whom angels fall down before, the
ox and ass and camel which adore.
VERSE 4
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
cherubim and seraphim throng'd the air;
but his mother only in her maiden bliss
worshipped the Beloved with a kiss.
VERSE 5
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.
