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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 , [1] [2] and was first collected in book form in Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress and Other Poems (Macmillan, 1875).
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.
1 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. 2 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 ...
My second video of a Christina Rossetti composition... this is the carol she is best known for. It's easy to see why this song is so well-loved around the wo...
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Carols from King's 2020 is available to download from: http://bit.ly/carols-2020'In the bleak mid-winter', with music by Gustav Holst and arranged by Mack Wi...
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Summary. “ 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. It is a “bleak midwinter” day, the air is frosty, and it seems as if the Earth is ...
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Lyrics to the Christmas carol In the Bleak Midwinter. About. History and facts about In the Bleak Midwinter. 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.
