In the Bleak Midwinter

In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan

Earth stood hard as iron water like a stone

Our God heaven cannot hold him nor earth sustain

Heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign

Snow had fallen snow on snow on snow

In the bleak midwinter long ago

Angels and archangels may have gathered there

Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air

But only his mother in her maiden bliss

Worshiped the beloved with a kiss

In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed

The Lord God Almighty Jesus Christ