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"In the Bleak Midwinter" is a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti, commonly performed as a Christmas carol. The poem was published, under the title "A Christmas Carol", in the January 1872 issue of Scribner's Monthly, and was first collected in book form in Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress and Other Poems (Macmillan, 1875).
By Christina Rossetti. In the bleak midwinter, 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 midwinter, 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 midwinter a stable place sufficed
Authoritative information about the hymn text In the Bleak Midwinter, with lyrics, audio recordings, PDF files, printable scores, MIDI files, piano resources, and products for worship planners.
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“In the Bleak Midwinter” by Christina Rossetti describes the birth of the Christ child on a “bleak midwinter” day and the worship of those who came to see him. The poem begins with the speaker describing the state of a specific evening.
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May 13, 2011 · Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign. In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed. The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ. Enough for Him, Whom cherubim, worship night and day, Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
The lyrics to The Christmas carol In the Bleak Midwinter was written by the English poet Christina Rossetti. Rossetti wrote the poem in 1872 (or earlier) as a response to the magazine Scribner’s Monthlys request for a Christmas poem.
